Details for the forename Daniel

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Daniel (male)


Variants:	Daniele (M) Danielis (M) Danill (M) Danilo (M) Deiniol (M) Domhnall (M) Taneli (M)
Diminutive(s):	Dan (M) Danl (M)
Pet Name(s):	Danek (M) Daneš (M) Danny (M) Danoušek (M)
Derivative(s):	Danial (M) Danyal (M)
Lesser Synonym(s):	Donald (M)
Feminine form:	Daniela (F) Danièle (F) Daniella (F) Danielle (F)

Source(s):	English Parish Register freereg.rootsweb.com FreeCEN 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG Private communication [TG]
Notes:	Jewish, English, French, German, Polish and Czech, from Hebrew "God has judged"; OT Book of Daniel. Note The Scottish Gaelic form is stressed: Dàniel. Fairly popular in the 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire. Most spelling variations should be found using Soundex. Danielis was used in old documents in Latin. Search on Daniel* to take account of Latin case endings. Daniel & Donald are sometimes, but not always, interchangeable in Scotland, because Domhnall, the Gaelic version of Donald, may be Anglicised as Daniel. For this reason we have classified these two names as "Lesser Synonyms" although it should be noted that these two names were fully synonymous in the 17^th century and earlier.