I know that the words are "Judge/judged" and Hashem's name.
However, which one of these is the meaning of the name:
- HaShem is my judge
- HaShem judged me
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Sign up to join this communityAccording to the Chabad.org list of names and the Aish.com list of names, it means "G‑d is my Judge."
(also, according to non-jewish sites, it means the present tense.)
The root דן is to judge, with a trailing י it becomes דני, My Judge. Therefore דניאל is The Lord is my Judge.