Given name & surname
Taniel
“God is my judge”
Taniel is a feminine form of Daniel. Daniel means “God is my judge” in Hebrew.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In American use, Taniel carries the interpretation “God is my judge.” Taniel is a feminine form of Daniel. Daniel means “God is my judge” in Hebrew.
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Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
How it developed
Taniel is used as a feminine counterpart of Daniel. Taniel is a feminine form of Daniel. The shared background comes through Daniel: Daniel’s Hebrew meaning has remained closely tied to its biblical identity. In Ireland, Daniel has also served as an English-language substitute for Gaelic Domhnall, a separate historical use.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Taniel is a feminine form of Daniel. The history of Daniel gives this family its wider story. The biblical Daniel is remembered for interpreting dreams and surviving the lions’ den. His story was a favourite subject of medieval miracle plays, giving the name a life in performance as well as scripture.
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Taniel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 18
- 0 boys · 18 girls
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1986. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 1980. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 185 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Taniel’s family of names
Taniel is a feminine form of Daniel. Taniel has a related form in Taniela. Taniel has a related form in Tanielle.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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