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The Name Dane - Origin and Meaning of Dane
  



The Name Dane - Origin and Meaning of Dane


Gender

Masculine

Origin of the Name Dane

Old English or Latin; Old Norse

Usage of the Name Dane

English

Meaning of the Name Dane

The name Dane has two meanings:
1. It comes from an English surname which was a variant of Dean.
2. It can also be given in reference to an ethnic name for someone from Denmark (derived from Old Norse "Danr" meaning "Dane").

Famous Bearers

Bearers of the name include Dane Rudhyar (1895 - 1985), a French-American author and composer; Dane Clark (c. 1912 - 1998), an American actor; Dane Cook (born 1972), an American actor and comedian; Dane Bowers (born 1979), an English pop singer and songwriter.

Names Related to Dane

Refer to the following lists: names related to Dean  |  names related to Dane (2).
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