What does Dan mean?

Dan means "judge; God is my judge"

How do we pronounce Dan?

Dan \dan, da-n\ is a boy's name. It consists of 3 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby boy name Dan used as a name girl name origin, but the use for boys is much more common. Its pronunciation is in English as DAEN or in Romanian as DAAN 1.

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What is the origin of Dan?

Dan is used predominantly in the English, German, and Romanian languages, and it is derived from Hebrew, Old English, English, and Latin origins. Hebrew origin, English and German use: Biblical name derived literally from the element 'dan' meaning judge. Dan (Hebrew) is an original form of Dan. In the Bible, Dan was one of Jacob's sons who founded one of the twelve tribes of Israel named after him. The fictional Dan Dare is a British comic space hero created by Frank Hampson in the 1950s. In addition, Dan is a short form of the name Danforth pronounciation (English). Dan a variant of the name meaning of Dangelo (English). Dan a short form of the name Daniel name (Armenian, Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Scandinavian, and Spanish) in the English and Romanian languages. Dan a variant of the name name Dante meaning (English, German, and Italian). The name name Dana (Czech, German, Polish, and Romanian) and the name Danya name (English, Russian, and Hebrew) are the female forms of Dan. Dan has 15 variants. Other versions Dahn definition, nicknames for Danea, Danee name, Daney meaning of name, Danh meaning and origin, Dani meaning and origin, Danie name, Danne name variations, Dannea definition, Dannee definition, Danni name, meaning of Dannie, and what does the name Dany mean. The pet form Danny meaning of name (also used in Hebrew), and the variant spelling name Dann meaning are other English forms. See also the related forms, what does the name Danika mean (English) and short names for Jodan.

The following famous people share the name 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
  • US Vice President Dan Quayle, born 4 February 1947, Indianapolis, Indiana.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Dan:

Daan meaning of name (Dutch), Dahn meaning and origin, Danh meaning, baby name Dann (English), meaning of Danne, baby name Don (English and Scottish), name Donn meaning (English, Irish, and Scottish), Daen name, Daene meaning and origin, Daetan meaning and origin, Daeten pronounciation, Daetin name popularity, Daeton meaning and origin, short names for Daetun, Daetyn name variations, Dain meaning and origin (English), Daine name popularity (English), name Dame origin, name Damján origin, and name Damyen meaning.

The baby name Dan fun facts:

The name Dan in reverse order is "Nad".

The numerological value of the name Dan is number 1, which means initiating action, pioneering, leading, independent, attaining, individual.

How popular is Dan?

Dan is in the top names in USA.

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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames