Dean

Dean \dea(n), de-an\ is a boy's name. It consists of 4 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby boy name Dean is pronounced as Diy-N ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Dean: D as in "day (D.EY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Dean?

Dean is largely used in the English and German languages, and it is derived from Old English origins. The name is of the meaning dean; valley. Derived from the elements 'dean' ; 'decanus' meaning dean ; 'denu' meaning valley. The first name could be from the surname and job title for someone who worked as a church dean; the word 'dean' is itself from the Latin decanus. The surname could also have been originally given for someone living in a valley or a place named with the Old English element 'denu' (valley). The given name was first used in the USA at the end of the 19th century, and it was later popularized by the US actor and cultural icon James Dean (1931-55). The name Deana meaning and origin (English) is the female equivalent of Dean. Dean has 17 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Variants used in English comprise Deanea name variations, meaning of Deanee, name Deaney origin, Deani name, meaning of Deanie, nicknames for Deans, short names for Deany, baby name Deen, short names for Deene, Deens meaning and origin, Deyn name variations, Deyne meaning, name Dyn, and Dyne name popularity. The variant spellings Deane meaning of name and name Dene meaning are other English forms. A variant of Dean in other languages is Dino name (Italian). See also the related form, Dane pronounciation (English, Dutch, and Lithuanian). Dean is a classic favorite. Currently it is still popular as a baby name for boys, though to a lesser extent than it was before. The name's popularity jumped from the 1900s up to the 1960s. At the modest peak of its usage in 1961, 0.229% of baby boys were given the name Dean. Its ranking then was #84. The baby name has since declined in popularity. In 2010, its usage was 0.058% and its ranking #285, however it was nonetheless the most popular out of all boy names in its group. In 2010, Dean was more commonly used than the subsequent ranked name, Dane name popularity, by 72% . The name Dean has predominantly been a baby boy name, though it has also been given to girls in the past century. In 1937, baby boys named Dean outnumbered girls by 26 times.

The following famous people share the name Dean:

• Actor James Dean, born 8 February 1931 - 30 September 1955, Marion, Indiana
• Author Dean Koontz, born 9 July 1945, Everett, Pennsylvania
• Inventor Dean Kamen, born 1951
• Politician Dean Acheson, born Dean Gooderham Acheson, April 11, 1893 - October 12, 1971, Middletown, Connecticut
• Politician Dean Rusk, born David Dean Rusk, February 9, 1909 - December 20, 1994, Cherokee County, Georgia
• Singer Dean Martin, born Dino Paul Crocetti, 7 June 1917 - 25 December 1995, Steubenville, Ohio.

List of baby names that sound like Dean:

Deane pronounciation (English), short names for Deen, name Deene origin, name Dene (English), meaning of Dien, Din name popularity, Daan meaning of name (Dutch), name Daen origin, Daene name popularity, baby name Daetan, name Daeten meaning, short names for Daetin, short names for Daeton, Daetun meaning and origin, meaning of Daetyn, Dahn meaning of name, Dain meaning (English), what does the name Daine mean (English), Dame pronounciation, and Damján name popularity.

The baby name Dean fun facts:

The name Dean in reverse order is "Naed".

The numerological value of the name Dean is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Dean?

Dean is in the top names in USA.