Dear Jennifer,

I was hoping you could help me with one of my Christmas gifts for my mom, whom I’m very close to. We spend a lot of time discussing the potential names of my potential children, and I thought it would be really awesome to get her own name added to your database. My mom’s name is Danon. From what I understand, her name comes from the surname of a character in the movie “Westward the Women”, and the surname is a Catalan derivative of the name “Daniel”. I could be wrong, but you’re the expert here!

Please and so many thanks!
Cate

Dear Cate,

Danon is indeed a surname variant on the name Daniel, which means “God Is My Judge.” Merry Christmas, we have added it to the BabyNames.com database: http://www.babynames.com/name/DANON

Sincerely,

Jennifer

Jennifer Moss (she/her) is the founder of BabyNames.com, author of The Baby Names Workbook, and Producer of The Baby Names Podcast. Jennifer is widely regarded as the leading expert on popular baby name trends and the naming process, serving as the authoritative source on the subject for national and international media.

Jennifer entered the tech arena in the 80s as a software developer and database architect, and became a pioneer in the Internet industry. In addition to operating BabyNames.com, Jennifer owns a web development agency in central California.