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DAN Definition

Dan

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English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Hebrew דָּן (Dan)

Proper noun

Dan

  1. (biblical) Fifth son of Jacob, by his wife's handmaid Bilhah.
  2. (biblical) One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Dan.
  3. A male given name of biblical origin.
  4. A nickname for Daniel.
  5. A surname.
Quotations
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
fifth son of Jacob
  • Norwegian: Dan (no)
  • Spanish: Dan (es)
  • Swedish: Dan (sv)
one of the Israelite tribes
  • Dutch: Dan (nl)
  • Hebrew: דן (dan)
male given name
  • Norwegian: Dan (no)
  • Swedish: Dan (sv)

See also

Etymology 2

From Old French dan, from Latin dominus.

Noun

Dan (plural Dans)

  1. (obsolete) A title of respect: Sir, Master.
    • 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, IV.ii:
      Dan Chaucer, well of English vndefyled, / On Fames eternall beadroll worthie to be fyled.

Anagrams

Breton

Noun

Dan m. (plural Daned)

  1. Dane

Derived terms

Danish

Proper noun

Dan

  1. (biblical) Dan.
  2. A male given name derived from Old Norse Danr "a Dane" (originally a medieval byname), from Daniel, and from biblical Dan.

Finnish

Proper noun

Dan

  1. (biblical) Dan.

Declension

Declension of Dan (type risti)
singular plural
nominative Dan –
genitive Danin –
partitive Dania –
accusative Dan Danin –
inessive Danissa –
elative Danista –
illative Daniin –
adessive Danilla –
ablative Danilta –
allative Danille –
essive Danina –
translative Daniksi –
instructive – –
abessive Danitta –
comitative – –

Norwegian

Proper noun

Dan

  1. (biblical) Dan.
  2. A male given name derived from Old Norse Danr " a Dane", Daniel, and biblical Dan.

Spanish

Proper noun

Dan m.

  1. Dan (Biblical character and tribe)
    • 1602 — La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., Génesis 35:22b-26
      Ahora bien, los hijos de Israel fueron doce: 23 Los hijos de Lea : Rúben el primogénito de Jacob, y Simeón, y Leví, y Judá, é Issachâr, y Zabulón. 24 Los hijos de Rachêl : José, y Benjamín. 25 Y los hijos de Bilha, sierva de Rachêl : Dan, y Nephtalí. 26 Y los hijos de Zilpa, sierva de Lea : Gad, y Aser. Estos fueron los hijos de Jacob, que le nacieron en Padan-aram.

Swedish

Proper noun

Dan

  1. (biblical) Dan.
  2. A male given name derived from Old Norse Danr " a Dane", Daniel, and biblical Dan. Casual pet form: Danne.

 

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