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
- ● 1336 Daneele (dat) RSG1336-39 p. 28,
Danele (dat) ibid. p. 24,
Daniele (dat) ibid. p. 14;
1371 Daniel (nom) NotComDest III
- Dutch
- ● 1597x1598 Daniel BoonenGes p. 321,
Daniels ibid. p. 384
- 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;
1358 Danieli (dat) ibid. 308, p. 34;
1400 Daniel (nom) LDFPUP1 p. 20
- England
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- Latin
- ● 745 Daniel (nom) CSM p. 1,
Danielis (gen) ibid. p. 1;
1189 Daniel (nom) GASurv p. 132;
1591 Daniell (nom) RegSoAMar p. 15
- 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;
1564 Danyell BarnstapleBap p. 13;
1572 Daniell RegBath p. 2,
StAnthonlin p. 22;
1574 Daniell RegBath p. 2;
1576 Daniell StAnthonlin p. 25;
1579 Daniell RegSoAMar p. 9;
1584 Daniell StAnthonlin p. 30;
1586 Daniell RegSoAMar p. 13;
1588 Daniel StAnthonlin p. 32,
Daniell SaxhamSf p. 4;
1589 Daniel DEmar-vol2 p. 19,
StAnthonlin p. 33,
Daniell RegSoAMar p. 14;
1590 Danyell StAnthonlin 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
- Walloon
- ● 1581 Daniel RWC p. 3;
1581/2 Daniel ibid. p. 4;
1582/3 Daniel ibid. p. 5;
1583 Daniel ibid. p. 437;
1583/4 Daniel ibid. p. 7;
1584 Daniel ibid. p. 8;
1590 Daniel ibid. p. 13;
1590/1 Daniel ibid. p. 15;
1591 Daniel ibid. p. 16;
1591/2 Daniel ibid. p. 20;
1592 Daniel ibid. p. 22;
1592/3 Daniel ibid. p. 26;
1593/4 Daniel ibid. p. 30;
1593 Daniel ibid. p. 564;
1594 Daniel ibid. p. 32
- 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;
c1175–1180 Daniel (nom) ChartCaen2 p. 67;
1248 Danieli (dat) hennes-vol1 125;
1292 Danielis (gen) MemBret-I 1102;
1378 Danieli (dat) hanquetvol1 1514,
Danielis (gen) ibid. 251
- ◑ 1180 Danet (gen) RotScaNor p. 3
- Old French
- ● 1292 Daniel (obl) HistHdVParis p. 110;
1296 Daniel paris1296 p. 20;
1298 Daniel (obl) HistHdVParis p. 144;
1299 Daniel (obl) ibid. p. 148;
1313 Daniau Paris1313 p. 27,
Daniel ibid. p. 56
- Middle French
- ● 1418 Daniel DdB1418 p. 210,
HGParis p. 385,
Danyau DdB1418 p. 210,
HGParis 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;
1572 Daniel ibid. p. 492;
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;
1394 Danielis (gen) SMM p. 191;
1401 danieli (dat) HD1401 no. 346
- Hungary
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- Latin
- ● 1311 Daniele (abl) Slíz p. 89, s.n. Daniel;
1329 Danieli (dat) ibid. p. 89, s.n. Daniel;
1332x1337 Danyel (nom) ibid. p. 89, s.n. Daniel
- ◑ 1308 Danka (nom) Slíz p. 89, s.n. Daniel
- 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;
1449 Danielis (gen) VitAs2 IX;
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
- Poland
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- Latin
- ● 1250? Danieli (dat) CDT1 XVI
- Spain
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- Latin
- ● 896 Daniel (nom) CDCB-XV MMXIX;
1488 Danielis (gen) carbonell-I 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)
- Middle French
- ● 1563 Daniel MHCG2 341
Cite as: R. Le Get, M. Slíz, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Daniel". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2019, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2019/1/name/Daniel.