Daniel vs Nicholas - What's the difference?
daniel | nicholas |
A book in the Old Testament of the Bible.
The prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel.
* : Daniel 6: 16 :
* ~1594 William Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice: Act IV, Scene I :
in regular use since the Middle Ages.
* 1989 , A Prayer for Owen Meany , Corgi Books, ISBN 0552135399, page 55:
(rare) .
A location in the state of Wyoming in the United States (Zip Code: 83115). (From the U.S. Census Bureau 1990)
. Best known for a legendary St. Nicholas, associated with Father Christmas.
* : Act II, Scene I:
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As proper nouns the difference between daniel and nicholas
is that daniel is hungarian equivalent of daniel while nicholas is best known for a legendary st nicholas, associated with father christmas.daniel
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Proper noun
(en proper noun)- Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel', and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto ' Daniel , Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.
- A Daniel' come to judgment! yea, a ' Daniel ! / O wise young judge, how do I honour thee!
- "His name is Daniel' Needham," my mother said. Whew! With what relief - down came my grandmother's hands! Needham was a fine old name, a founding fathers sort of name, a name you could trace back to the Massachusetts Bay Colony - if not exactly Gravesend itself. And '''Daniel''' was as '''Daniel''' as ' Daniel Webster, which was as good a name as a Wheelwright could wish for.
- "But he's called Dan," my mother added, bringing a slight frown to my grandmother's countenance.
Derived terms
* Daniel come to judgement * Daniel Island * Daniels * Danielsen * Danielson * Danielsville * McDanielsAnagrams
* ----nicholas
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Alternative forms
* Nicolas * Nickolas, Nikolas (usually of non-English origin)Proper noun
(es)- Sirrah, if they meet not with Saint Nicholas' clerks, I'll give thee this neck.
- I must call you Nick - we always did call you young Nick when we knew you meant to marry the old widow. Some said you had a handsome family likeness to old Nick, but that was your mother's fault, calling you Nicholas . Aren't you glad to see me again?
