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Dan - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Dan
 
 

 



The boy name Dan [ 1 syll. dan, da-n ] is pronounced DAEN KEY. Dan is of Hebrew origin. It is used mainly in the German and English languages. Biblical name derived literally from the word dan meaning 'judge'. Dan (Hebrew) is an original form of Dan. In the Bible, the name was borne by one of Jacob's sons who founded one of the twelve tribes of Israel. The name is in recent times more often regarded as a form of Daniel and other similar names.

In addition, Dan is a short form of Daniel (Czech, English, French, German, Polish, Portuguese, Scandinavian, and Spanish) in the English language.

Dan is unusual as a baby boy name. Its usage peaked modestly in 1958 with 0.172% of baby boys being given the name Dan. It was #109 in rank then. The baby name has experienced a marked decline in popularity since then, and is of only irregular use today. Among the family of boy names directly linked to Dan, Daniel (Czech, English, French, German, Polish, Portuguese, Scandinavian, and Spanish) was the most frequently used in 2007.

Baby names that sound like Dan include Daan (Dutch), Dane (English), Dean (English and German), Don (English and Scottish), Duane (English and Irish), Dwayne (English and Irish), Aodán (Irish and Scottish), Aodhán (Irish and Scottish), Damon (English), Dana (English), Dani (Spanish), Danny (English), Dany (German), Darrin (English), Darron (English), Dayton (English), Deion (English), Denny (English), Deon (English), Dewayne (English), Dino (Italian), Dinu (Romanian), Dion (English, French, and German), Donnie (English), Damian (English, German, and Polish), Damián (Spanish), Damien (French), Damion (English), Demian (German), and Damiano (Italian).

KEY: Pronunciation for Dan: D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


Details of famous persons named Dan:
Author Dan Brown, Exeter, New Hampshire.
Comedian Dan Aykroyd, born 1 July 1952, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
TV Newscaster Dan Rather, born Dan Irvin Rather, Jr. 31 October 1931, Wharton, Texas.
U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle, born 4 February 1947, Indianapolis, Indiana.

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