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I like it very much. It's a family name on DH's side: they had a tradition, which no longer exists, of using an H- name with Daniel as the mn, and also the name that was actually used. No clue why: it goes back to the 19th century so there's nobody to ask.

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I would use Daniel readily. It's fine as a full name, and I also like Dan as a nn. Not Danny, though.

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It's not boring where I live. I only know one English-speaking Daniel, the son of a friend. It's more popular among Afrikaans parents, but of course then it sounds different.