Dan

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dan"

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: Dăn, IPA^(key): /dæn/

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• 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 from Hebrew, derived from the son of Jacob.
3. A male given name from Hebrew & 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, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, 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, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, 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
• Portuguese: Dã

male given name

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

• Japanese: ダン (ja) (Dan)
• Norwegian: Dan (no)
• Swedish: Dan (sv)

See also

• Dan (Bible) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

• (from Wade–Giles) Tan

Proper noun

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^[1], archived from the original on 10 June 2022:

     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.

Translations

river

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 丹 (zh) (Dān)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can

Etymology 3

Noun

Dan (plural Dans)

1. Alternative form of dan (title of honour)

Anagrams

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

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Albanian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dan/

Proper noun

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

Declension

declension of Dan

	indefinite forms (trajta të pashquara)			definite forms (trajta të shquara)
	singular (numri njëjës)	plural (numri shumës)		singular (numri njëjës)	plural (numri shumës)
nominative (emërore)	Dan	Danë		Dani	Danët
accusative (kallëzore)	Dan	Danë		Danin	Danët
genitive (gjinore) (i/e/të/së)	Dani	Danëve		Danit	Danëvet
dative (dhanore)	Dani	Danëve		Danit	Danëvet
ablative (rrjedhore)	Dani	Danësh		Danit	Danëvet

Related terms

• Danjellë f, Danjelë f, Danielë f

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Breton

Noun

Dan m (plural Daned)

1. Dane

Inflection

  Mutation of Dan  

Breton consonant mutation
	unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard
singular	Dan	Zan	unchanged	Tan
plural	Daned	Zaned	unchanged	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 corresponding lemma form.

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

Possessive forms of Dan (type risti)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	Danini	Danimme
2nd person	Danisi	Daninne
3rd person	Daninsa

Anagrams

• DNA

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Icelandic

Proper noun

Dan m

1. a male given name

Declension

declension of Dan

m-s1	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Dan
accusative	Dan
dative	Dan
genitive	Dans

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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

Further reading

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

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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

Anagrams

• -nad, and