name
Daniyal
dah-nee-YAHL
dɑːniːˈjɑːlListen
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Syllable breakdown
Daniyal
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Saraiki (Pakistan)
- Meaning
- a Saraiki masculine name corresponding to the Biblical and Quranic prophet Daniel, beloved across the Muslim world as a figure of wisdom, steadfastness in faith, and divinely granted ability to interpret dreams and signs; in the Saraiki cultural context Daniyal carries the prestige of Prophetic association and the values of scholarship, patience, and trust in God that the Sufi tradition of the Saraiki belt has always emphasised; the name is widely used across Saraiki-speaking communities in Pakistani Punjab and is considered both modern and deeply rooted in Islamic civilisation
- Gender
- male
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