First names in Hebrew

First name Danny: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

דניאל

Gematria value: 95

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Danny is written דניאל

Danny is a pet form of Daniel, דניאל in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Danny mean?

Meaning: "God is my judge"
Origin: Hebrew

Daniel is a biblical name that has barely changed from one language to another. It means "God is my judge", built on din, "judgment". It is not a name of fear but of trust: only God truly judges, not the gaze of others. The same root already appears in Genesis, when Rachel names her son Dan, saying "God has done me justice" (Genesis 30:6).

Gematria

Danny = 95

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. דניאל has 5 letters:

• דthe letter Dalet4
• נthe letter Nun50
• יthe letter Yod10
• אthe letter Aleph1
• לthe letter Lamed30
• Total95

The verse of the name

From the letter Dalet to the letter Lamed

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Danny, from ד to ל:

דָּן יָדִין עַמּוֹ כְּאַחַד שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל׃

“Dan shall judge his people as one of the tribes of Israel.”

Genesis 49:16

The book of your first name

Danny, in nine pages

• Danny, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Danny
• Danny, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Danny in three answers

How do you write Danny in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Danny is written דניאל. Danny is a pet form of Daniel, דניאל in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Danny?
Written דניאל, Danny is worth 95: the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30).

What does Danny mean?
God is my judge (origin: Hebrew). Daniel is a biblical name that has barely changed from one language to another. It means "God is my judge", built on din, "judgment". It is not a name of fear but of trust: only God truly judges, not the gaze of others. The same root already appears in Genesis, when Rachel names her son Dan, saying "God has done me justice" (Genesis 30:6).