Dan en · PROPN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /dæn/
- dăn
- (US) audio
Etymology
From Hebrew דָּן (Dan).
Meanings
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A male given name from Hebrew.
A widely shared local television video of last week's news conference, which was posted on YouTube, reached more than 5 million views and was amplified by Elon Musk and Fox News, where Dr. Dan Erickson and Dr. Artin Massihi appeared on primetime shows two nights in a row.
2020 April 29, Anna-Maja Rappard, “Dubious coronavirus claims by California doctors condemned by health experts”, in CNN, archived from the original on 30 Apr 2020:
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A diminutive of the male given name Daniel.
In Welland, a blue-collar burg between Buffalo and Toronto, [Daniel] Paille’s and [Dan] Girardi’s friends, relatives and fans will tune in to the latest installment of what some have labeled the Battle of Welland or the Battle of the Dans.
2013 May 22, Matt Higgins, “A Bruin and a Ranger Share a Bond While Dividing a City”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 12 Sep 2024:
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A diminutive of the female given name Danielle.
[…] the director of Wallace Shawn's Aunt Dan and Lemon replaces the characters' intellectual and verbal energy with "transparent rationalizations for the personal hang-ups of the characters […]
1988, Richard H. Palmer, The Critics' Canon: Standards of Theatrical Reviewing in America:
- A surname.
- The fifth son of Jacob and Bilhah (who was Rachel's handmaid).
- One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Dan.
- A former city occupied by this tribe.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dans | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Danny · Danite · Dan River · Dapper Dan · Dan Tucker · Dann · Danish
Relateds
Translations (25)
nl Dan (one of the Israelite tribes) · es Dan (fifth son of Jacob) · da Dan (fifth son of Jacob) · pt Dã (fifth son of Jacob) · he דָּן (fifth son of Jacob) · hi दान (one of the Israelite tribes) · no Dan (male given name) · no Dan (fifth son of Jacob) · pt Dã (one of the Israelite tribes) · da Dan (male given name) · he דָּן (one of the Israelite tribes) · hi डैन (male given name) · ga Dán (fifth son of Jacob) · ja ダン (male given name) · nl Dan (fifth son of Jacob) · ga Dán (one of the Israelite tribes) · sv Dan (male given name) · cmn 丹 (male given name) · hi दान (fifth son of Jacob) · ru Дан (fifth son of Jacob) · nl Dan (male given name) · fi Dan (fifth son of Jacob) · he דָּן (male given name) · sv Dan (fifth son of Jacob) · kk Дан (fifth son of Jacob)