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Dan.

A male given name from Hebrew.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/dæn/

  1. A male given name from Hebrew.

  2. A diminutive of the male given name Daniel.

  3. A diminutive of the female given name Danielle.

  4. A surname.

  5. The fifth son of Jacob and Bilhah (who was Rachel's handmaid).

  6. One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Dan.

  7. A former city occupied by this tribe.

Where this word comes from

From Hebrew דָּן (Dan).

name/dæn/

  1. A Mande ethnic group from northwestern Ivory Coast and neighboring Liberia.

  2. The language of this people, belonging to the Southern Mande branch.

noun/dæn/

  1. Alternative form of dan (title of honour).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.