...and not just "Dan?"
Two factors here:
1, The Bible has many examples showing the spiritual significance of a name; and,
2. Shouldn't your name inspire you, give you something to aspire to, or both?
So given that Dan means "judge" (value-neutral and something we all routinely do dozens of times a day) but Daniel means "God is my judge," this seemed like a no-brainer.
(Can you think of a better reminder to do what's right than thinking "God is my judge?")
That said, my last name apparently refers to "the open-space suitable for rough pasturage" where some very long-ago ancestor lived.
Yeah... I don't know how you apply that either.
A friend once explained that his full name meant "a wee pile of stones" -- a reminder that things could always be worse!
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