Given name · Persian
دانیال
دانیال (dāniyāl) is a masculine given name from Arabic, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Persian.
PersianWritten in Arabic script, read right to left. In English: Daniel.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
دانیال comes from Arabic, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
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How it developed
From Arabic دَانِيَال, from Biblical Hebrew דָּנִיֵּאל (Dāniyyêl).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
دانیال’s family of names
In Persian usage, دانیال has a conventional equivalent in the English form Daniel.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named دانیال
- Danial HajibaratIranian film directorborn 1983
- Danial EsmaeilifarIranian association football playerborn 1993
- Danial HakimiIranian actorborn 1964
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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