General Information about Danehl's

General Information about Danehl's

According to Larry Hoefling <[email protected]> of the Surnames: What's In A Name? web site gives the origins as:

Danehl is a German variation of the English, French, Portuguese, German, Polish, and Jewish surname Daniel, derived from the Hebrew given name Daniel, which means "God is my judge." It was an extremely popular name during medieval times and as a result has numerous variations as a surname. English variants include Daniell, Danniel, Danniell, Danell, Dannel, Dennell, Denial; French versions are Deniel, Daniau, Deniau, Deniaud; German versions include Denigel, Dangel, Dangl, Dannöhl, Denehl, Dennehl, Danneil; Jewish variations are Danielli, Danieli, Daniely, Danielski, Danielsky. Cognates include Danis, Dany (Provencal); Ianieli, Danielli, Daniele, Daniello, Danello, Danielli (Italian); Danihel, Danhel.

Sources include but are not limited to: American Surnames by Elsdon C. Smith, Baltimore, 1969; A Dictionary of Surnames , by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges, New York, 1994; Family Names: How Our Surnames Came To America , by J. N. Hook, New York, 1982

 I also use A CONCISE ANGLO-SAXON DICTIONARY by J.R. Clark Hill, Cambridge University, originally published 1894, in determining some names with elements of Old English origin.

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