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Dan
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Appendix:Variations of "dan"
English
Pronunciation
dăn, en /dæn/
en En-us-Dan.oga US
en æn 1
Etymology 1
From en he דָּן Dan.
Proper noun
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en male Hebrew.
en Anna-Maja Rappard Dubious coronavirus claims by California doctors condemned by health experts w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/29/health/california-doctors-coronavirus-claims 2020-04-29 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20200430023531/https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/29/health/california-doctors-coronavirus-claims/
en male Daniel.
en 2013-05-22 Matt Higgins A Bruin and a Ranger Share a Bond While Dividing a City w:The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/sports/hockey/bruins-daniel-paille-and-rangers-dan-girardi-divide-their-hometown.html In Welland, a blue-collar burg between Buffalo and Toronto, Daniel Paille Daniel Paille’s and Daniel Girardi 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20240912142511/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/sports/hockey/bruins-daniel-paille-and-rangers-dan-girardi-divide-their-hometown.html
en 'Today the game was unprotected' - Arteta fumes but Arsenal survive Alex Brotherton w:BBC 2026-09-12 https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c5ym4384rezo After close to an hour of physical, full-blooded football, Sunderland were given a penalty when Ezri Konsa fouled Dan Ballard at a corner. https://web.archive.org/web/20260914200102/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c5ym4384rezo 14 September 2026
en female Danielle.
en 1988 Richard H. Palmer The Critics' Canon: Standards of Theatrical Reviewing in America 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
en.
en Q550869en biblical character The fifth son of Jacob and Bilhah (who was Rachel's handmaid).
One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Dan.
A Dan (biblical city) former city occupied by this tribe.
Derived terms
en Danish Dan Tucker Danite Dann Danny Dan River Dair Danno Danson Dansville Danville Phan Dapper Dan
Related terms
en Daniel
Translations
fifth son of Jacob
Danish: da Dan
Dutch: nl Dan m
Finnish: fi Dan
Hebrew: he דָּן dan
Hindi: hi दान m
Irish: ga Dán m
Kazakh: kk Дан
Norwegian: no Dan
Portuguese: pt Dã m
Russian: ru Дан m
Spanish: es Dan
Swedish: sv Dan
one of the Israelite tribes
Dutch: nl Dan
Hebrew: he דָּן dan
Hindi: hi दान m
Irish: ga Dán m
Portuguese: pt Dã
male given name
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 丹 Dān
Danish: da Dan
Dutch: nl Dan m
Hebrew: he דָּן dan
Hindi: hi डैन m
Japanese: ja ダン Dan
Norwegian: no Dan
Swedish: sv Dan
Further reading
Dan (Bible)
Etymology 2
Noun
en dan title of honour title of honour.
Etymology 3
en
Proper noun
A Mande ethnic group from northwestern Ivory Coast and neighboring Liberia.
The language of this people, belonging to the Southern Mande branch.
Anagrams
en adn -and ADN AND DNA NAD NDA and and- dna nad
en diminutives of male given names
Albanian
Etymology
Dimunitve of sq Danjell Daniel, sq Daniel id and sq Daniell id. From sq la Dāniēl (from sq grc Δᾱνῑήλ, from sq he דָּנִיֵּאל).
Pronunciation
sq /dan/
Proper noun
m Dani
sq informal diminutive sq male Hebrew Dan
sq informal diminutive sq male Hebrew Danny
Declension
ë i
Related terms
sq Danjellë f, sq Danjelë f, sq Danielë f
Breton
Noun
m Daned
Dane
Derived terms
br Danez
Mutation
D an aned
Czech
Pronunciation
cs LL-Q9056 (ces)-Ghost4Man-Dan.wav
cs an 1
Etymology 1
Proper noun
m-an
cs informal cs male, short form of cs Daniel
Declension
m.an
Related terms
cs Dana Daněk Daniel Daniela
Etymology 2
Proper noun
cs proper noun form
cs Dana gen p
Anagrams
cs And dna DNA nad
Danish
Proper noun
da biblical character en Dan.
da male derived from da non Danr a Dane
Faroese
Proper noun
fo proper noun m
fo male
Usage notes
m Dansson Dansdóttir
Declension
Dan Dan Dani Dans
Finnish
Etymology
From fi hbo דָּן Dan.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fi biblical character Dan.
Declension
Dan a 0
Anagrams
fi adn DNA
Icelandic
Proper noun
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is male
Declension
m.dat-
Japanese
Romanization
だん
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From dsb da Daner Danes, from dsb non Danir.
Pronunciation
dsb /dan/
Noun
m-an Danowka
Dane person from Denmark or of Danish descent
Declension
Dan 1
Further reading
dsb Nationalities
Middle English
Noun
enm noun 1
enm Dane
Norwegian Nynorsk
nn:
Etymology
As a biblical character from nn he דָּן Dan. The given name comes from nn non Danr, from non danr Dane, but also from the biblical name.
Proper noun
m
nn biblical character en Dan
nn male Old Norse Dane
nn male Hebrew Dan
Related terms
nn dan, nn dane Dane
References
Dan 77
Spanish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m
en Dan Biblical character and tribe
1602 — La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., Génesis 35:22b-26
es 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)
es Biblical characters
Swedish
Pronunciation
sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Dan.wav
Etymology 1
From sv non Danr a Dane.
Proper noun
sv proper noun
sv male Old Norse
Etymology 2
From sv la Daniel, from sv grc Δᾱνῑήλ, from sv he דָּנִיֵּאל daniyél God is my judge, name borne from the prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel.
Proper noun
sv proper noun casual pet form Danne
sv biblical character en Dan
sv male Hebrew derived from the son of Jacob
sv male Hebrew derived from the prophet Daniel
sv biblical booksv Daniel (biblical book): Dan.
Anagrams
sv adn -nad and