Daniel
  m.
  
  Hebrew דניּאל 'God is my judge'.
  
  
  
  The name of an Old Testament author. Wycliffite Bible (1395): Daniel, Danyel.
 
  
  
  In England before the Norman Conquest, the name was used almost exclusively by ecclesiasts.  It began to be used by the ordinary population in the 12th C.
 
  
- Belgium
 
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- Latin
 
- ● 1133 Daniele (abl) CartStBert 13
 
- Middle Dutch
 
- ● 1371 Daniel NotComDest III
 
 
- Brabant
 
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- Latin
 
- ● 1312 Daniel (nom) JeanIII p. 32,
 Danielis (gen) ibid. p. 18
 
 
- Czech Republic
 
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- Latin
 
- ● 1356 Daniel (nom) chlumecky 175, p. 28
 
 
- England
 
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- Latin
 
- ● 1189 Daniel (nom) GASurv p. 132
 
- Dutch
 
- ● 1570 Daniel AuFr Cox;
 1572 Daniel ibid. Backelers;
 1575 Daniel ibid. Achter;
 1576 Daniel ibid. Bauwens;
 1578 Daniel ibid. Brouijn;
 1580 Daneel ibid. Bogaerts;
 1586 Danels (gen) ibid. Doreijn,
 Daniel ibid. Burchtgrave;
 1587 Daniel ibid. Bellovoijs;
 1589 Daniel ibid. Alensone,
 Daniels (gen) ibid. Droimaels;
 1590 Daniel ibid. Dorijn;
 1591 Daniel ibid. Coppereholle;
 1592 Daniel ibid. Gast;
 1593 Daniel ibid. Achtschellinck;
 1594 Daniel ibid. Feijfer;
 1596 Daniel ibid. Baert;
 1597 Daniel ibid. Garnoot;
 1598 Daniel ibid. Dorijn;
 1599 Daniel ibid. Garnoot
 
- Early Modern English
 
- ● 1545 Daniell StAnthonlin p. 5;
 1549 Dannell ibid. p. 8;
 1553 Daniell ibid. p. 10;
 1554 Daniell BarnstapleBap p. 8;
 1556 Daniell StAnthonlin p. 11;
 1572 Daniell ibid. p. 22;
 1576 Daniell ibid. p. 25;
 1584 Daniell ibid. p. 30;
 1588 Daniel ibid. p. 32,
 Daniell SaxhamSf p. 4;
 1589 Daniel DEmar-vol2 p. 19,
 StAnthonlin p. 33;
 1590 Danyell ibid. p. 34;
 1591 Daniel SaxhamSf p. 57,
 Daniell StAnthonlin p. 34;
 1592 Daniell ibid. p. 35;
 1593 Daniel DEmar-vol2 p. 27,
 StAnthonlin p. 36,
 Daniell ibid. p. 36;
 1594 Daniell CAmar-vol1 p. 5,
 StAnthonlin p. 36;
 1596 Daniell ibid. p. 37;
 1598 Daniel BUmar-vol9 p. 10;
 1599 Daniel DEmar-vol2 p. 40,
 Daniell StAnthonlin p. 39
 
 
- Estonia
 
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- Middle Low German
 
- ● 1383 Daneel BbRT p. 337;
 1440 Daniel ibid. p. 362,
 Daniil ibid. p. 362
 
 
- Finland
 
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- Early Modern Swedish
 
- ● 1582 Danila (nom) Audén1980 p. 171
 
 
- France
 
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- Latin
 
- ● c823 Daniel (nom) irminon-vol2 74, Palatiolum;
 11thC Daniel (nom) StVdM-II 720,
 Danihel (nom) ibid. 720;
 c1030 Daniel (nom) ibid. 714;
 1248 Danieli (dat) hennes-vol1 125;
 1378 Danieli (dat) hanquetvol1 1514,
 Danielis (gen) ibid. 251
 
- ◑ 1180 Danet (gen) RotScaNor p. 3
 
- Old French
 
- ● 1296 Daniel paris1296 p. 20;
 1313 Daniau Paris1313 p. 27,
 Daniel ibid. p. 56
 
- Middle French
 
- ● 1418 Daniel HGParis p. 385,
 Danyau ibid. p. 384;
 1421 Daniel favier 93;
 1561 Daniel RegPCC-1 p. 4;
 1562 Daniel ibid. p. 7;
 1563 Daniel ibid. p. 18;
 1564 Daniel ibid. p. 44,
 Danyel ibid. p. 71;
 1565 Daniel ibid. p. 111;
 1566 Daniel ibid. p. 206;
 1567 Daniel ibid. p. 281;
 1568 Daniel ibid. p. 368;
 1570 Daniel ibid. p. 431;
 1571 Daniel ibid. p. 438;
 1588 Daniel raymond1588 p. 569
 
 
- Germany
 
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- Latin
 
- ● 1165 Daniel (nom) quix-vol1 93;
 1210 Daniel (nom) hennes-vol1 10;
 1260 Danielis (gen) ibid. 189;
 1401 danieli (dat) HD1401 no. 346
 
 
- Ireland
 
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- Latin
 
- ● fin12thC Daniel (nom) MunDocIr III, p. 12,
 Danielis (gen) ibid. III, p. 14
 
 
- Italy
 
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- Latin
 
- ● 1376 Daniel (abl) DouGen1 p. 19,
 Daniele (abl) ibid. p. 39,
 Danielem (acc) ibid. p. 214;
 1527 Daniele (gen) Rome1527 p. 86
 
 
- Latvia
 
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- Latin
 
- ● 1290 Daniel (nom) RigSB 297;
 1292 Daniel (nom) ibid. 300;
 1293 Daniel (nom) ibid. 301;
 1294 Daniel (nom) ibid. 302;
 1315 Daniel (nom) ibid. 316;
 1316 Daniel (nom) ibid. 318
 
 
- Spain
 
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- Latin
 
- ● 896 Daniel (nom) CDCB-XV MMXIX;
 1488 Danielis (gen) carbonell p. 23;
 1490 Daniel (nom) ibid. p. 46,
 Danielis (gen) ibid. p. 47;
 1491 Daniel (nom) ibid. p. 52,
 Danieli (gen) ibid. p. 59,
 Danielis (gen) ibid. p. 52
 
- Catalan
 
- ● 1510 Daniel valencia1510 3225
 
 
- Sweden
 
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- Latin
 
- ● 1350 Daniel (nom) SDHK no. 6001,
 Danieli (dat) ibid. no. 6023,
 Danielis (gen) ibid. no. 6023
 
 
- Switzerland
 
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- Latin
 
- ● 1360 Danielis (gen) Ob-SPVn (87)
 
 
Cite as: R. Le Get, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Daniel". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2016/2/name/Daniel.