Daniele History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The Italian surname Daniele is derived from the given name Daniel, originally a Hebrew word which meant "God is my Judge." During the Middle Ages, as populations grew and travel between regions became more frequent, the people of Italy, who were originally known only by a single name, found it necessary to adopt a second name to identify themselves and their families. This process of adopting fixed hereditary surnames in Italy began in the 10th and 11th centuries, but it was not completed until the modern era.

Early Origins of the Daniele family

The surname Daniele was first found in Bolgna (Latin: Bononia), the largest city and the capital of Emilia-Romagna Region. The famous University of Bolgna was founded in the 11th century, by the 13th century the student body was nearly 10,000. Dante and Petrarch studied there. Tisso was tried there for 1564 for writing satirical poems. Earliest records of the surname Daniele date back to the year 1400, when Bernardino Danielo was a famous poet in the town of Lucca. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time was in itself a family honor.

Early History of the Daniele family

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Daniele Spelling Variations

Italian surnames have a surprising number of forms in comparison with other European surnames because they reflect the regional variations and the many dialects of the Italian language, each of which has its distinctive features. For example, in Northern Italy the most standard Italian surname suffix is "I", whereas in Southern Italy the most typical surname suffix is "O". Sardinian is very different from other forms of Italian and in fact, it is considered to be its own distinct language. Additionally, spelling changes frequently occurred because medieval scribes, church officials, and the bearers of names, spelled names as they sounded rather than according to any specific spelling rules. As a consequence of the major changes in the Italian language and in the local spellings of Italian surnames that occurred over the course of history, there are numerous variations for the surname Daniele. These spelling variations include Danieli, Daniele, Danielis, Danielli, Daniello, Danello, Dainelli, Danielli, Daniello, Danello, Dainelon, Danelutti, Danelut, Danielut, Dani and many more.

Early Notables of the Daniele family

Prominent among members of the family was

Giovanni Battista Danieletti, a stone carver in Padua around 1720, Francesco Daniele, born in Caserta in 1740, a prominent intellectual and a man of letters, as well as Luigi Danele, considered to be...
Giovanni Danieletti, born in 1774, was a sculptor who specialized in the rococò style...
Giacomo Danieletti was one of the most talented architects in Padua and won first prize in an architecture contest in 1787...

Daniele migration to the United States +

Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Daniele were

Daniele Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Mercurio and Nicolamario Daniele, who arrived at the port of New York from Italy in 1893

Daniele Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

John Daniele, who was naturalized in Illinois in 1904

Contemporary Notables of the name Daniele (post 1700) +

Pino Daniele (b. 1955), Italian vocalist, composer, and musician from Naples
Giuseppe Daniele, Italian painter in Venice who won many prizes for his talent
Pietro Ermenegildo Daniele, Italian internationally renowned mathematician from Turin
Iacopo Daniele, Italian scientist in Pisa
Andrea Daniele Lombardo (b. 1987), Canadian soccer player from Toronto, Ontario
Daniele Trinchero (b. 1968), Italian engineer and inventor
Daniele Caroli (b. 1959), Italian former professional racing cyclist
Daniele Degano (b. 1982), Italian former footballer who played as a forward for ASD Potenza Picena
Daniele Barioni (1930-2022), Italian opera singer who had a prolific career during the 1950s through the 1970s. best known for the operas of Giacomo Puccini and the roles of Turiddu in Pietro Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana and Alfredo in Giuseppe Verdi's La traviata
Daniele Caracciolo, Italian researcher with in Medical oncology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Magna Græcia University, Campus Salvatore Venuta, Catanzaro, Italy