Dan

A male given name from Hebrew.

Proper noun

  1. 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...
  2. 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...
  3. 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....
  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.

Origin

From Hebrew דָּן (Dan).

Forms

Dans

Related

Daniel

Derived

Danish Danite Dann Danny Dan River Dapper Dan

Proper noun Entry 2

  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

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

Forms

Dans