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Dan

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Dan carries different meanings by origin.

English · Spanish · French · Portuguese · Romanian · Czech · German · Polish · Swedish · Danish · Norwegian“God is my judge”

Male short form of Daniel.

Biblical · Biblical Hebrew · Hebrew“He judged”

Biblical namesake: Dan is the son of Jacob and the founder of the Israelite tribe of Dan. He is remembered as one of the twelve patriarchs of Israel. (Genesis · Genesis 30, Genesis 46)

1 syllable · /dæn/

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