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Danielle

DAN-yel · means “God is my judge”

Danielle is the feminine form of Daniel, meaning "God is my judge." It is not itself a scriptural name, but it comes straight from Daniel, the young exile who refused to compromise his faith in Babylon and was delivered from a den of lions.

“My God sent his angel, and he shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, because I was found innocent in his sight.”

The story behind the name

Danielle became a widely popular American name in the 1970s and 1980s and has remained a steady, familiar choice ever since, prized as a graceful French form of a strong biblical name.

Daniel was taken to Babylon as a young man, yet he resolved not to defile himself with the king's food, and God gave him wisdom beyond his years (Daniel 1). Decades later, when jealous officials tricked King Darius into a law that made prayer to God a crime, Daniel kept praying anyway, three times a day, just as he always had.

Thrown into a den of lions for it, Daniel was found alive the next morning, and told the king, "My God sent his angel, and he shut the mouths of the lions" (Daniel 6:22). A daughter named Danielle carries a name built on quiet, unshakable faithfulness even under real threat.

Middle names that sing with Danielle

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