name · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/deɪn/
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rhymes with -eɪn
homophone: deign (pane–pain merger)
CMU ARPABET:D EY1 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
A surname transferred from the nickname for someone who came from Denmark, also a variant of Dean.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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2
name
Meaning 2
A male given name transferred from the surname, or from the ethnic term Dane (like Scott or Norman).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
name
Meaning 3
A river, the River Dane, in Cheshire, England, which joins the River Weaver at Northwich.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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4
noun
Meaning 4
A person of a North Germanic ethnic group native to Scandinavia, comprising the ethnic majority of Denmark.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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5
noun
Meaning 5
In Anglo-Saxon England, any of the seafaring raiders and settlers who attacked and colonized parts of England from the late 8th century onward; a Viking.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
Meaning 6
A member of a Germanic tribe inhabiting the Danish islands and parts of southern Sweden.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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7
noun
Meaning 7
a native or inhabitant of Denmark
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: European
Narrower terms: Zealander
History
Etymology
From Middle English Dane, from Old Norse danir or Old English Dene. Both forms ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic *daniz.
Across languages
Translations
101 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
Deen
— person from Denmark
Arabic:
دَانِمَارْكِيّ
(danimārkiyy)
— person from Denmark
Arabic:
دَانِمَرْكِيَّة
(danimarkiyya)
— person from Denmark
Armenian:
դանիացի
(daniacʻi)
— person from Denmark
Asturian:
danés
— person from Denmark
Asturian:
danesa
— person from Denmark
Azerbaijani:
danimarkalı
— person from Denmark
Basque:
daniar
— person from Denmark
Belarusian:
датча́нін
(datčánin)
— person from Denmark
Belarusian:
датча́нка
(datčánka)
— person from Denmark
Bengali:
দিনেমার
(dinemar)
— person from Denmark
Bulgarian:
датча́нин
(datčánin)
— person from Denmark
Bulgarian:
датча́нка
(datčánka)
— person from Denmark
Catalan:
danès
— person from Denmark
Catalan:
danesa
— person from Denmark
Catalan:
danés
— person from Denmark
Catalan:
danesa
— person from Denmark
Chechen:
датхо
(datxo)
— person from Denmark
Cherokee:
ᎠᏕᏂ
(adeni)
— person from Denmark
Chinese Mandarin:
丹麥人 /丹麦人
(Dānmài-rén)
— person from Denmark
Czech:
Dán
— person from Denmark
Czech:
Dánka
— person from Denmark
Danish:
dansker
— person from Denmark
Dutch:
Deen
— person from Denmark
Dutch:
Deense
— person from Denmark
Esperanto:
dano
— person from Denmark
Esperanto:
daniano
— person from Denmark
Estonian:
taanlane
— person from Denmark
Estonian:
taanlanna
— person from Denmark
Farefare:
daŋa
— person from Denmark
Faroese:
dani
— person from Denmark
Faroese:
danskari
— person from Denmark
Finnish:
tanskalainen
— person from Denmark
French:
Danois
— person from Denmark
French:
Danoise
— person from Denmark
Galician:
dinamarqués
— person from Denmark
Galician:
dinamarquesa
— person from Denmark
Georgian:
დანიელი
(danieli)
— person from Denmark
German:
Däne
— person from Denmark
German:
Dänin
— person from Denmark
Greek:
Δανός
(Danós)
— person from Denmark
Greek:
Δανή
(Daní)
— person from Denmark
Greenlandic:
danskeq
— person from Denmark
Hawaiian:
Kenemaka
— person from Denmark
Hindi:
डैनिश
(ḍainiś)
— person from Denmark
Hindi:
डेनिश
(ḍeniś)
— person from Denmark
Hindi:
डेन
(ḍen)
— person from Denmark
Hungarian:
dán
— person from Denmark
Icelandic:
Dani
— person from Denmark
Ido:
Dano
— person from Denmark
Ido:
Danulo
— person from Denmark
Ido:
Danino
— person from Denmark
Irish:
Danar
— person from Denmark
Irish:
Danmhargach
— person from Denmark
Italian:
danese
— person from Denmark
Japanese:
デンマーク人
(Denmāku-jin)
— person from Denmark
Kazakh:
даттық
(dattyq)
— person from Denmark
Khmer:
ដាណឺ
(daanəɨ)
— person from Denmark
Korean:
덴마크인
(denmakeu'in)
— person from Denmark
Korean:
덴마크 사람
(denmakeu saram)
— person from Denmark
Latvian:
dānis
— person from Denmark
Latvian:
dāniete
— person from Denmark
Lithuanian:
danas
— person from Denmark
Lithuanian:
danė
— person from Denmark
Macedonian:
Данец
(Danec)
— person from Denmark
Macedonian:
Данка
(Danka)
— person from Denmark
Māori:
Teina
— person from Denmark
Norwegian Bokmål:
danske
— person from Denmark
Norwegian Nynorsk:
danske
— person from Denmark
Polish:
Duńczyk
— person from Denmark
Polish:
Dunka
— person from Denmark
Portuguese:
dinamarquês
— person from Denmark
Portuguese:
dinamarquesa
— person from Denmark
Portuguese:
danês
— person from Denmark
Romanian:
danez
— person from Denmark
Russian:
датча́нин
(datčánin)
— person from Denmark
Russian:
датча́нка
(datčánka)
— person from Denmark
Scottish Gaelic:
Danmhairgeach
— person from Denmark
