Dane

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Pronounced： [ DAYN ]
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Usage：English

Meaning & History：

From an English surname which was either a variant of the surname DEAN or else an ethnic name referring to a person from Denmark.

DEAN male English

From a surname, see DEAN (1) and DEAN (2). The actor James Dean (1931-1955) was a famous bearer of the surname.

DEAN (1) English

Derived from Middle English dene meaning "valley".

DEAN (2) English

Occupational surname meaning "dean", referring to a person who either was a dean or worked for one. It is from Middle English deen (ultimately from Latin decanus meaning "chief of ten").

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EQUIVALENTS

ENGLISH: Dean, Dene

OTHER FORMS

ENGLISH: Deana, Deanna, Deanne, Deeann, Deena, Dena