# Daniel

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdænjəl/ · frequency rank #2,385

## Definitions
1. A book in the Old Testament of the Bible.
2. The prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel.
3. A male given name from Hebrew in regular use since the Middle Ages.
4. A surname.
5. A surname.
6. A surname.
7. A surname.
8. A village in central Poland.
9. A town in Wasatch County, Utah, United States.
10. A census-designated place in Sublette County, Wyoming, United States.

## Etymology
From Middle English Daniel, Daniell, from Ancient Greek Δᾱνῑήλ (Dānīḗl), from Hebrew דָּנִיֵּאל (daniyél, literally “God is my judge”), name borne from the prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel.

## Easily confused with
- **Dante** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daniel-vs-dante)
- **denied** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daniel-vs-denied)
- **denial** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daniel-vs-denial)
- **Davies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daniel-vs-davies)
- **Danish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daniel-vs-danish)
- **Denzel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daniel-vs-denzel)
- **denier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daniel-vs-denier)
- **Darien** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daniel-vs-darien)
- **Daniels** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daniel-vs-daniels)
- **Daniela** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daniel-vs-daniela)
- **Daniele** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daniel-vs-daniele)
- **Danielle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daniel-vs-danielle)
- **Dane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dane-vs-daniel)
- **Dani** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dani-vs-daniel)
- **dance** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dance-vs-daniel)
- **Danes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/danes-vs-daniel)
- **danger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/danger-vs-daniel)
- **dancer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dancer-vs-daniel)
- **dances** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dances-vs-daniel)
- **danced** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/danced-vs-daniel)

## Common misspellings (8)
`adniel`, `dainel`, `daneil`, `daniell`, `danile`, `danniel`, `ddaniel`, `dnaiel`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/daniel