Dane Definition

dān
noun
A native or inhabitant of Denmark.
American Heritage
A person born or living in Denmark.
Webster's New World

(historical) A member of the Danes, a Germanic tribe inhabiting the Danish islands and parts of southern Sweden.

Wiktionary
pronoun

A surname​ for someone who came from Denmark, also a variant of Dean.

Wiktionary
A male given name transferred from the surname, or from the ethnic term Dane (like Scott or Norman).
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Dane

Noun

Singular:
Dane
Plural:
danes

Origin of Dane

  • From Danish Daner (“Danes”), from Old Norse Danir. Replaced native Old English Dene. Both forms ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic *daniz.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English Dan from Old Norse Danr

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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