Dan

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dan"

Contents

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: Dăn, IPA^(key): /dæn/
• Rhymes: -æn

Etymology 1

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

Proper noun

Dan

1. The fifth son of Jacob, whose mother was his wife's handmaid Bilhah and adopted by Rachel, who is the second wife of Jacob.
2. A male given name, derived from the son of Jacob.
3. A male given name & nickname, derived from the prophet Daniel.
4. A surname​.
5. One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Dan.
6. A former city occupied by the tribe
7. The Dan River, the principal tributary of the Jordan, named for the city

Quotations

• 1611 — King James Version of the Bible, Genesis 35:22b-26

  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 Padan-aram.

• 1611 — King James Version of the Bible, Joshua 21:5

  And the rest of the children of Kohath had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.

Derived terms

Terms derived from Dan

• Danite
• Dann

• Danny
• Dapper Dan

Related terms

• Daniel

Translations

fifth son of Jacob

• Danish: Dan
• Dutch: Dan m
• Finnish: Dan (fi)
• Hebrew: דָּן‎ (he) (dan)
• Irish: Dán m

• Norwegian: Dan (no)
• Russian: Дан (ru) m (Dan)
• Spanish: Dan (es)
• Swedish: Dan (sv)

one of the Israelite tribes

• Dutch: Dan
• Hebrew: דָּן‎ (he) (dan)

• Irish: Dán m

male given name

• Danish: Dan
• Dutch: Dan m
• Hebrew: דָּן‎ (he) (dan)

• Norwegian: Dan (no)
• Swedish: Dan (sv)

See also

• Dan (Bible) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

Borrowed 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.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Mandarin 丹江 (dānjiāng), from 丹 (dān, “cinnabar, red”) + 江 (jiāng, “river”).

Proper noun

Dan

1. A river in Shaanxi

Anagrams

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

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Breton

Noun

Dan m (plural Daned)

1. Dane

Inflection

  Mutation of Dan  

Breton consonant mutation
	unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
singular	Dan	Zan	unchanged	Tan	Tan
plural	Daned	Zaned	unchanged	Taned	Taned

Derived terms

• Danez

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdan]
• Rhymes: -an

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Dan m anim

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

Declension

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	Dan	Danové
genitive	Dana	Danů
dative	Danovi, Danu	Danům
accusative	Dana	Dany
vocative	Dane	Danové
locative	Danovi, Danu	Danech
instrumental	Danem	Dany

Related terms

• Dana
• Daniel
• Daniela
• Daněk

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Proper noun

Dan

1. genitive plural of Dana

Anagrams

• And, dna, DNA, nad

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Danish

Proper noun

Dan

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

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Faroese

Proper noun

Dan m

1. A male given name.

Usage notes

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

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Dan
Accusative	Dan
Dative	Dani
Genitive	Dans

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Finnish

Proper noun

Dan

1. (biblical) Dan.

Declension

Inflection of Dan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Dan	Danit
genitive		Danin	Danien
partitive		Dania	Daneja
illative		Daniin	Daneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Dan	Danit
accusative	nom.	Dan	Danit
	gen.	Danin
genitive		Danin	Danien
partitive		Dania	Daneja
inessive		Danissa	Daneissa
elative		Danista	Daneista
illative		Daniin	Daneihin
adessive		Danilla	Daneilla
ablative		Danilta	Daneilta
allative		Danille	Daneille
essive		Danina	Daneina
translative		Daniksi	Daneiksi
instructive		—	Danein
abessive		Danitta	Daneitta
comitative		—	Daneineen

Anagrams

• DNA

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Lower Sorbian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dan/

Noun

Dan (feminine equivalent Danowka)

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

Declension

Declension of Dan

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	Dan	Dana	Dany
Genitive	Dana	Danowu	Danow
Dative	Danoju	Danoma	Danam
Accusative	Dana	Danowu	Dany, Danow
Instrumental	Danom	Danoma	Danami
Locative	Danje	Danoma	Danach

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Middle English

Noun

Dan (plural Danes)

1. Alternative form of Dane

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Norwegian

Proper noun

Dan

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

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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.

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Swedish

Proper noun

Dan (casual pet form Danne)

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