Dan

Traditionally held to be derived from Hebrew דָּן (Dan), although recent scholars instead link the name to Denyen, the Sea Peoples.

• enPR: dăn, IPA^(key): /dæn/

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• Rhymes: -æn

Dan (plural Dans)

2. (biblical) The fifth son of Jacob and Bilhah (who was Rachel's handmaid).
3. A male given name from Hebrew, derived from the son of Jacob.
4. A male given name from Hebrew & nickname, derived from the prophet Daniel.
   • 1988, Richard H. Palmer, The Critics' Canon: Standards of Theatrical Reviewing in America:

     "Directoritis strikes again!" bemoans Dan Sullivan, who believes that 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 […]

   • 2013 May 22, Matt Higgins, “A Bruin and a Ranger Share a Bond While Dividing a City”, in The New York Times‎^[2], archived from the original on 12 September 2024:

     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 Battle of the Dans.

   • 2020 April 29, Anna-Maja Rappard, “Dubious coronavirus claims by California doctors condemned by health experts”, in CNN‎^[3], archived from the original on 30 April 2020:

     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 Massihi appeared on primetime shows two nights in a row.

5. A surname.
6. One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Dan.
7. A former city occupied by the tribe
8. The Dan River, the principal tributary of the Jordan, named for the city

• Daniel

• Dan (Bible) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 丹 (Dān, literally “cinnabar, red”).

• IPA^(key): /dæn/, /dɑn/
• enPR: dän^[1]

Dan

1. A river in Shaanxi, China.
   • 2021 June 23, “Press conference on 'Shaanxi: Carrying forward Yan'an spirit, endeavoring to write new chapter of accelerated growth in new era'”, in State Council Information Office‎^[4], archived from the original on 10 June 2022‎^[5]:

     Third, intensifying supervision over water sources for the middle route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, of which approximately 70% of the water comes from the Han River and the Dan River. We have launched specialized campaigns in the two rivers and improved comprehensive management of the basin. A ten-year fishing ban on the Yangtze River has been enforced, which effectively ensured the water quality of the Han River and the Dan River. We will further step up efforts to ensure clear water for the North.

• Tan (Wade–Giles)

• Saul B. Cohen, editor (2008), “Dan River”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎^[6], 2nd edition, volume 1, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 964, column 1

• IPA^(key): /dæn/

Dan (plural Dans)

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

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key): /dæn/

Dan

1. A Mande ethnic group from northwestern Ivory Coast and neighboring Liberia.
2. The language of this people, belonging to the Southern Mande branch.

The name is first recorded in 1728.

• IPA^(key): /dæn/

Dan

1. A river which flows 214 miles through the U.S. states of North Carolina and Virginia.
   • 1978, Frank Michael Boing, Net Primary Productivity of the Dan River Basin, North Carolina and Virginia:

     [see title]

   • 1984, Dr. Hoffman, [Testimony before the United States House Committee on Public Works and Transportation, Subcommittee on Water Resources] To Prohibit the Secretary of the Army from Issuing Certain Permits in Connection with a Proposed Water Pipeline Project Until an Environmental Impact Statement for that Project Has Been Completed: […] February 8, 1984, page 249:

     We in the Upper Dan watershed feel particularly vulnerable. Just to give you an idea of the stakes involved, if sufficient water is appropriated […]

   • 1986, North Carolina. Division of Water Resources, Dan River Basin Study, North Carolina: Phase I:

     [see title]

   • 2009, Katherine K. Mull, Dan River Basin Association, An Insider's Guide to the Dan River in North Carolina and Virginia: 125 Miles of Nature and History : Canoeing, Kayaking, Fishing, Hiking, River Heritage, Parks, Trails, →ISBN:

     [see title]

• -and, ADN, AND, DNA, NAD, NDA, and, and-, dna, nad

Dimunitve of Danjell (“Daniel”), Daniel (“id”) and Daniell (“id”). From Latin Daniēl (from Ancient Greek Δᾱνῑήλ (Dānīḗl), from Hebrew דָּנִיֵּאל).

• IPA^(key): /dan/

Dan m (definite Dani)

1. (informal, diminutive) a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Dan
2. (informal, diminutive) a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Danny

• Danjellë f, Danjelë f, Danielë f

Dan m (plural Daned)

1. Dane

• Danez

• IPA^(key): [ˈdan]
• Rhymes: -an

Dan m anim

1. (informal) a male given name, short form of Daniel

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Dan

1. genitive plural of Dana

• And, dna, DNA, nad

Dan

1. (biblical) Dan.
2. a male given name derived from Old Norse Danr (“a Dane”)

Dan m

1. a male given name

• son of Dan: Dansson
• daughter of Dan: Dansdóttir

From Biblical Hebrew דָּן (Dan).

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɑn/, [ˈdɑ̝n]
• Rhymes: -ɑn
• Syllabification^(key): Dan
• Hyphenation^(key): Dan

Dan

1. (biblical) Dan.

• DNA

Dan m (proper noun, genitive singular Dans)

1. a male given name

Dan

1. Rōmaji transcription of だん

From Danish Daner (“Danes”), from Old Norse Danir.

• IPA^(key): /dan/

Dan (feminine Danowka)

1. Dane (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)

• Starosta, Manfred (1999) “Dan”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Dan

1. alternative form of Dane

As a biblical character from Hebrew דָּן (Dan). The given name comes from Old Norse Danr, from danr (“Dane”), but also from the biblical name.

Dan m (definite Danen)

1. (biblical) Dan
2. a male given name from Old Norse, equivalent to English Dane
3. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Dan

• dan, dane (“Dane”)

• Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Dan”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN

• IPA^(key): /ˈdan/ [ˈd̪ãn]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: Dan

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.

     Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: ²³ The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun: ²⁴ The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: ²⁵ And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: ²⁶ And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid: Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padanaram.

     (KJV)

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From Old Norse Danr (“a Dane”).

Dan

1. a male given name from Old Norse

From Latin Daniel, from Ancient Greek Δᾱνῑήλ (Dānīḗl), from Hebrew דָּנִיֵּאל (daniyél, literally “God is my judge”), name borne from the prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel.

Dan (casual pet form Danne)

1. (biblical) Dan
2. a male given name from Hebrew, derived from the son of Jacob
3. a male given name from Hebrew, derived from the prophet Daniel

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