Dane

/deɪn/

Dane noun: a person from Denmark or of Danish descent.

Noun

Dane (plural Danes)

A person from Denmark or of Danish descent.
- But the Danes remained resolute in defence - largely thanks to a spirited display by captain Daniel Agger - and they went ahead with their first meaningful attack.2012 June 9, Owen Phillips, “Euro 2012: Netherlands 0-1 Denmark”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 09 Sep 2025
- As Denmark takes over the presidency of the European Union, Danes are more strongly pro-European than at any time in the past two decades – a shift in sentiment that can at least partly be attributed to US President Donald Trump.2025 July 5, Sebastian Shukla, “Denmark has long been Euroskeptic. Donald Trump helped change that”, in CNN, archived from the original on 26 Jul 2025
Synonyms:

Danish, Danishman, Denmarkian
(historical) 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.
(historical) A member of a Germanic tribe inhabiting the Danish islands and parts of southern Sweden.
- Kenett states that the military works still known by the name of Tadmarten Camp and Hook-Norton Barrow were cast up at this time; the former, large and round, is judged to be a fortification of the Danes, and the latter, being smaller and rather a quinquangle than a square, of the Saxons.1881, John Kirby Hedges, The history of Wallingford, volume 1, page 170
- I have wrestled the hilt
  from the enemies' hand, avenged the evil
  done to the Danes; it is what is due.1999, Seamus Heaney, Beowulf, London: Faber and Faber, page 54

Proper noun

Dane

A surname transferred from the nickname for someone who came from Denmark, also a variant of Dean.
- Often he wrote good ones on casual slips and fancied them his; names like Trevellyan or Montressor or Delancey, with musical prefixes; or a good, short, beautiful, but dignified name like "Gordon Dane". He liked that one. It suggested something.1913, Harry Leon Wilson, Bunker Bean, BiblioBazaar, LLC, published 2008, →ISBN, page 13
- In “Euphoria,” Dane plays Cal Jacobs, the troubled father to Jacob Elordi’s character in the HBO drama, which is scheduled to begin production on its third season on April 14.2025 April 10, Dan Heching, “Eric Dane shares that he has been diagnosed with ALS”, in CNN, archived from the original on 22 Apr 2025
A male given name transferred from the surname, or from the ethnic term Dane (like Scott or Norman).
- "I'm going to call him Dane."
  "What a queer name! Why? Is it an O'Neill family name? I thought you were finished with the O'Neills."
  "It's got nothing to do with Luke. This is his name, no one else's. - - - I called Justine Justine simply because I liked the name, and I'm calling Dane Dane for the...1977, Colleen McCullough, The Thorn Birds, Gramercy Books, published 1998, →ISBN, pages 432–433
A river, the River Dane, in Cheshire, England, which joins the River Weaver at Northwich.

Dane meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Tagalog

Dane in Hindi

person from Denmark: डैनिश ḍainiś, डेनिश ḍeniś, डेन ḍen

Dane in Tamil

மென்மார்க் நாட்டவர், இங்கிலாந்துமீது படையெடுத்து வந்த டேனியர்

Dane in Bengali

person from Denmark: দিনেমার dinemar

Dane in Tagalog

person from Denmark: Danes

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Dane in Arabic: دَانِمَارْكِيّ danimārkiyy, دَانِمَرْكِيَّة danimarkiyya

Synonyms of Dane

Forms of Dane

plural	Danes

Origin of Dane

From Middle English Dane, from Old Norse danir or Old English Dene. Both forms ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic *daniz.

Words formed from Dane

Phrases with Dane

Words that rhyme with Dane

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Questions about Dane

What does Dane mean?: Dane means a person from Denmark or of Danish descent.
What is Dane in Hindi?: Dane in Hindi is डैनिश (ḍainiś), डेनिश (ḍeniś), डेन (ḍen). See Dane meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Dane?: Dane can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Dane?: Dane is pronounced /deɪn/ (UK).
What is the plural of Dane?: The plural of Dane is Danes.

Words near Dane in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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