The girl's name Danielle \d(a)-nielle, dani(el)-le\ is pronounced dan-YELL. It is of Hebrew and French origin, and its meaning is "God is my Judge". Feminine variant of Daniel. Novelist Danielle Steele.

ORIGIN
Hebrew

MEANING
Judged by God

Feminine form of biblical name Daniel with a 27-year stay in the top 50 initially influenced by Danielle Steel's first novel, "Going Home" published in 1973 and her first of 69 bestsellers, "The Promise" released in 1978. Most trendy form currently includes spellings with a "y."

VARIATIONS
Danilo Danny Daniel Dantrell

ALTERNATIVES
Dannielle Danyelle Daniele Dhanielle Danyell

NICKNAMES
Danna Dani Elle Danee

FAMOUS Danielles
Dani Evans ("America's Next Top Model" winner) Danielle Panabaker (actress)

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