Book of Daniel is also the name of a person, Daniel.

Daniel's life and ministry bridge the enture seventy-year period of Babylonian captivity. Deported to Babylon at the age of sixteen, and handpicked for government service, Daniel becomes God's prophetic mouthpiece to the gentile and Jewish world declaring God's present and eternal purpose. Nine of the twelve chapters in this book revolve around dreams, including God-given visions involving trees, animals, beasts, and images. In both his personal adventures and prophetic visions, daniel shows God's guidance, intervention, and power in the affairs of men.

The name Daniye'l or Dani'el means "God Is My Judge," and the book is, of course, named after the author and principle character. The Greek form Daniel in the Septuagint is the basis for the Latin and English titles.