100+ Awesome Nicknames for Daniel

Daniel is a popular name around the world, probably because of its Christian origin, yet coming up with a nickname for someone named Daniel could be challenging.

The name Daniel originated from the Hebrew etymology. In Hebrew, it is written as “Daniyyel” which translates to means “God is my judge”.

In the Bible, Daniel was a prophet of God, who was under captivity in Babylon. After interpreting the King’s dream, he began to serve in the king’s court. He served many other royal regimes, and one led him into the lion’s den from which God saved him.

Daniel was used in England as early as the Middle Ages. It became less prevalent in the 15^th century but later regained popularity during the Protestant Reformation.

Notable Daniels in history include:

• Daniel Boone (1734–1820), American Pioneer, Fur Trader, Explorer, Adventurer.
• Daniel Mendoza (1764–1836), English Heavyweight Boxer
• Daniel Webster (1782–1852), American Statesman
• Daniel Day-Lewis, the famous English Actor
• Daniel Tosh, American Stand-Up Comedian and Television Presenter
• Daniel Craig, the famous James Bond actor.

So, asides the usual Daniel nicknames such as Dan and Danny, what are the nicknames you can call someone named Daniel?

List of Daniel Nicknames

Here is a list of good Daniel Nicknames, fingers crossed; you will find a befitting nickname for your Daniel.

Popular Daniel Nicknames

So let’s start with the most popular Daniel nicknames:

1. Dan
2. Danny
3. Daneal
4. Danial
5. Danilo
6. Dannie
7. Danyal
8. Danyel
9. Danny
10. Danny boy
11. Dee
12. Niel
13. DJ – Another way of getting unique nicknames for Daniel is to use the initials of the first name “Daniel” and the person’s middle name or last name. For example, DJ would be a great nickname for a person named Daniel with a middle name that starts with “J.”

Funny Daniel Nicknames

Here are some funny nicknames you can call someone named Daniel:

14. Dancer
15. Dang
16. Dangle
17. Danibetes
18. Danisnotonfire
19. Danko
20. Danno
21. Danny Kinz
22. Danny Whammy
23. Danny Whizz-Bang – A character in the UK Tv show, The Peaky Blinders.
24. Danny-annie
25. Dant
26. Dan-U-Be – The name is a full sentence that says “Dan-U-Be-Quiet.”
27. Danyer
28. Danzilla
29. D-Dog
30. Dizzy
31. Grand Dan
32. Kiss Daniel – From a Nigerian Afrobeat musician. You could use different words such as Love Daniel, Kick Daniel, Thin Daniel etc.

Cute Daniel Nicknames

Here are some cute pet names you could call your Daniel:

33. Baby Dan
34. Big D
35. Dan the Man
36. Dandy Dan
37. Dane
38. DanE
39. Danicake
40. Daniel-San – From the movie “The Karate Kid.”
41. Danielson
42. Dannay
43. Dannio
44. Dannyboo
45. Dan-O – Like Jello
46. Danone
47. Dazzle
48. Dee
49. Dizzle
50. D-Nice
51. Little Dan
52. Tali-Dan – A reference to Taliban.

Clever Nicknames For Daniel

These clever Daniel nicknames are inspired by wordplay, movie references and other popular sources of witty puns. Also, there is a mix of cool Daniel nicknames:

53. Boone – After the famous “Daniel Boone.”
54. Dan Shan
55. Danarchy
56. Danchuco
57. Daniamals
58. Daniel Craig – James Bond
59. Daniel Saurus Rex – For dinosaur fanatics
60. Daniel the Maniel
61. Danielboom
62. Daniellon – Similar to the flower known as the Dandelion.
63. Dannibal – Wordplay on Hannibal.
64. Danny from the block – Mimicking the sentence” Jenny from the block” attributed to Jenifer Lopez.
65. DannyDroiid – like an android
66. Dannystroyer
67. Dannywho
68. Danosaur
69. Dantastic
70. D-Dawg
71. Dirty Dan
72. Double N
73. LaRusso – Reference to Daniel LaRusso in the Karate Kid movie.
74. Lieutenant Dan – Reference to Lieutenant Dan Taylor in Forest Gump
75. Manual Danual
76. PakisDani – Rhymes with Pakistani
77. SuperDan

Feminine Pet Names For Daniel

You can use these feminine Daniel pet names for a lady named Daniel or use it to taunt a guy named Daniel.

78. Daenerys
79. Dana
80. Danette
81. Dani
82. Dania
83. Daniela
84. Daniella
85. Danielle
86. Danita
87. Danitza
88. Danjiela – Slovene
89. Danka – Slovak origin
90. Danuse
91. Danushka
92. Danuska – Of Czech origin
93. Dranka – Slovak or Serbia origin
94. Naniela
95. Nelida – Spanish related name to Daniel. It is like a scramble of the letter’s creation.

Language Variations of Daniel

The name Daniel has different variations in other languages, however, for the most part, the pronunciation is similar, It is the spellings that differ.

96. Daan – Dutch
97. Daan – Dutch
98. Danail – Bulgarian
99. Dancho – Bulgarian
100. Danco – Macedonian
101. Danel – Spanish
102. Danielek – Polish
103. Danielius – Lithuanian
104. Daniels – Latvian
105. Danihel – Biblical Latin
106. Daniil – Russian
107. Daniilu – Old Church Slavic
108. Danilo – Italian
109. Daniyehl – Czech
110. Daniyyel – Biblical Hebrew
111. Danjal – Faroese
112. Danya – Russia
113. Danyal – Arabic and Urdu
114. Danylo – Ukrainian
115. Deiniol – Welsh
116. Deniel – Breton
117. Taneli – Finnish
118. Taniel – Armenian
119. Tatu – Finnish

Now, it is your turn to add a good nickname for Daniel to the list.