DANIEL
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: English, Hebrew, French, German, Scandinavian, Polish, Czech, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian, Armenian, Biblical, Biblical Greek
OTHER SCRIPTS: דָּנִיֵּאל (Hebrew), Даниел (Macedonian), Դանիէլ (Armenian), Δανιηλ (Ancient Greek)
PRONOUNCED: DAN-yul (English), dah-nee-EL (Jewish), dan-YEL (French), DAH-nee-el (German), DAHN-yel (Polish) [key]
Meaning & History
From the Hebrew name דָּנִיֵּאל (Daniyyel) meaning "God is my judge". Daniel was a Hebrew prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel in the Old Testament. He lived during the Jewish captivity in Babylon, where he served in the court of the king, rising to prominence by interpreting the king's dreams. The book also presents Daniel's four visions of the end of the world.
Due to the popularity of the biblical character, the name came into use in England during the Middle Ages. Though it became rare by the 15th century, it was revived after the Protestant Reformation. Famous bearers of this name include English author Daniel Defoe (1660-1731), Swiss mathematician Daniel Bernoulli (1700-1782), and American frontiersman Daniel Boone (1734-1820).
DIMINUTIVES:
Dan, Dannie, Danny (English), Dan (Czech), Dan, Dănuț (Romanian), Danko (Croatian)VARIANTS: Danilo (Spanish), Danilo (Portuguese), Danijel, Danilo (Slovene), Danijel, Danilo (Croatian), Taniel (Armenian)
FEMININE FORMS:
Danette, Daniela, Daniella, Danielle, Danita (English), Danièle, Danielle (French), Daniela (German), Daniela (Polish), Daniela (Czech), Daniela (Spanish), Daniela (Portuguese), Daniela (Romanian), Daniela, Danijela (Slovene), Danijela (Croatian)
OTHER LANGUAGES:
Danel (Basque), Daniyyel (Biblical Hebrew), Danihel (Biblical Latin), Deniel (Breton), Danail (Bulgarian), Daniël, Daan (Dutch), Taneli, Tatu (Finnish), Dániel, Dani (Hungarian), Daniele, Danilo (Italian), Danielius (Lithuanian), Daniil (Russian), Danijel, Danilo, Danko (Serbian), Deiniol (Welsh)
Popularity
United States
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ranked #10
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England/Wales
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ranked #11
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Canada (BC)
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ranked #12
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Australia (NSW)
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ranked #24
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Austria
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ranked #20
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Catalonia
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ranked #11
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Chile
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ranked #22
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Croatia
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ranked #63
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Denmark
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ranked #39
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France
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ranked #223
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Hungary
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ranked #13
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Ireland
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ranked #3
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Netherlands
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ranked #122
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Northern Ireland
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ranked #2
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Norway
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ranked #13
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Poland
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ranked #45
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Scotland
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ranked #6
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Spain
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ranked #1
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Sweden
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ranked #79
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O’Donoghue Family Name and History
O'Donoghue is one of the most popular names in Ireland. It is prevalent throughout Counties Galway, Cavan, Kerry and Cork.
O'Donoghues, Donohoes, Donohue, Dunphys and Donoges are descendants of O Donnchadha, a personal name that has been Anglicized into Donogh.
The family traces its lineage from the eleventh-century Eoghanacht dynasty of Munster, which participated in the battle of Clontarf in 1014.
O'Donoghue Mr was granted Ross Castle by MacCarthy Mr after the battle of Callan in 1261, which expelled the Anglo-Normans from Southern Kerry. O'Donoghue Mr during the "Desmond Rebellion" (1575) sided with the Earl of Desmond against Queen Elizabeth. O'Donoghue Mr was killed in battle and the English monarch seized the O'Donoghue Mr's lands.
The O'Donoghue of the Glen survived the rebellion intact at Gelnflesk. In 1652 General Edmond Ludlow, one of Cromwell's men, captured Castle Killaha, the seat of the O'Donoghue of the Glen's power. During this capture it is possible that Geoffrey O'Donoghue of the Glen, the noted Irish scholar and poet of the seventeenth century, was the chief of the O'Donoghue clan.
The O'Donoghues of the Glen regained their estate only to lose it again with the victory of William the Orange over James II at the Battle of the Boyle in 1690 When the O'Donoghues were forced out of Ireland they earned distinction in various European armies
The O'Donoghue Irish Tartan not to be mistaken for Scottish Tartan
Even Danny mustn't be knowing so much about himself xD
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