Dan

• enPR: Dăn, IPA^(key): /dæn/

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• Rhymes: -æn

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

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

• 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.

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

• (from Wade–Giles) Tan

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, 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.

Dan (plural Dans)

1. Alternative form of dan (title of honour)

• -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 Hebrew דָּן‎ (Dan).

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

Dan

1. (biblical) Dan.

• DNA

Dan m

1. a male given name

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

• IPA^(key): /dan/

Dan (feminine equivalent 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 (plural Danes)

1. Alternative form of Dane

Dan

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

Dan (casual pet form Danne)

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

• -nad, and