Daniella
Meaning of Daniella
Daniella swirls onto the scene like a flamenco skirt in full spin—born from the Hebrew “Daniel,” meaning “God is my judge,” then softly rolled on Spanish lips as da-NYEH-yah before leaping across the Atlantic to become the breezy dan-YEL-uh. She carries the dignity of ancient prophets yet sparkles with café-con-leche charm, a name that can pray in a chapel at dawn and salsa under city lights by dusk. Storytellers love her versatility: Renaissance painters signed “Daniella” onto muses in rich oils, while modern parents see her as a passport name—equally at ease on playground rosters and international boarding passes. In the U.S., she’s played a delightful game of hide-and-seek on the charts for decades, never vanishing, always reappearing with a wink; that staying power whispers reliability beneath the flair. Gift a baby this name and you hand her a melodic calling card—one that promises both a steady moral compass and a life lived in technicolor rhythm.
Pronunciation
Spanish
- Pronunced as da-NYEH-yah (/da.ɲe̞.ˈʝa/)
English
- Pronunced as dan-YEL-uh (/dæn.ˈjɛl.ə/)
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Notable People Named Daniella
| Daniella Pineda is a Mexican American actress who rose from online videos to major roles in The Originals, Netflix live action Cowboy Bebop, and the Jurassic World films, and has spoken about challenges facing Mexican actors. |
| Daniella Monet Gardner is an American actress, entrepreneur, singer, and TV personality best known as Trina Vega on Nickelodeon's Victorious, after early roles on Listen Up, Zoey 101, and Nancy Drew, with later work including Winx Club, the Fred series, Taking Five, and Aloha Surf Hotel. |
| Daniella Smith is a former professional boxer from New Zealand who became the first woman to win an IBF title, held the welterweight crown from 2010 to 2011, was the country's third world champion, and is ranked New Zealand's top all-time female pound-for-pound fighter. |
| Israeli actress Daniella Kertesz is known for playing Segen in World War Z, Onie in AfterDeath, and Racheli Warburg in season 3 of Shtisel. |
| Croatian Canadian singer and songwriter Daniella Pavicic known as Daniella topped the Billboard Dance chart with Every Word in 2008 and received a SOCAN award in 2009. |
| Daniella Zamir is an Israeli translator of contemporary fiction who won the 2019 CWA International Dagger and the 2023 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature, and holds degrees in literature and creative writing from Tel Aviv University and City University of London. |
| Daniella Weiss is an Israeli far-right Orthodox Zionist activist, founder of the settler group Nachala and former mayor of Kedumim, elected in 1996 and re-elected in 2001, later sanctioned by Canada in 2024 and the United Kingdom in 2025. |
| Daniella Wang, born Wang Lidan, is a Chinese actress and model of Mongolian heritage known for Due West: Our Sex Journey and later roles in Midnight Hair, Fruit Rockers, and the TV series Words of Snakes and Rules. |
| Daniella Jeffry-Pilot was a Saint Martin writer, teacher, and historian who founded the United Saint-Martin Movement and received the French Ordre des Palmes Academiques for her activism. |
| Daniella Sarahyba Fernandes is a Brazilian model who appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue every year from 2005 to 2010. |
| Daniella Lugassy is an Israeli opera soprano. |
| Daniella Walcott is a Trinidadian model and painter who won Miss Trinidad and Tobago 2016, represented her country at Miss World, and is a cousin of 2008 titleholder Gabrielle Walcott. |
| Daniella Evangelista is a Canadian model and actress. |
| Daniella van den Berg - Daniella Paulina van den Berg is an Aruban swimmer who competed in the 800 meter freestyle at the 2012 Olympics, placing 34th in the heats. |
