Dane

English
"from Denmark"

Dane Origin and Meaning

The name Dane is a boy's name of English origin meaning "from Denmark".

Dane is a more masculine Dana alternative, with added style edge. Dane has been on the US Top 1000 for more than seventy years, having entered the list in 1945.

Dane makes a great middle name, as evidenced by January Jones' use of it for son Xander Dane.

# 898 in the US

Dane Rank in US Top 1000

# 769 on Nameberry

Dane Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Dane

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Famous People Named Dane

  • Dane DeHaan
    American actor
  • Dane Aaron Rumble
    New Zealand singer of group Fast Crew
  • Dane Jeffrey Cook
    American comedian/actor
  • Dane Fletcher
    American NFL football player
  • Dane Sanzenbacher
    American NFL football player
  • Dane David De La Rosa
    American baseball player
  • Dane Boedigheimer
    American web filmmaker of Annoying Orange
  • Dane William DeHaan
    American actor
  • Dane Clark (born Bernard Zanville)
    American actor
  • Dane Leon Bowers
    English R&B singer,songwriter of group Another Level
  • Dane Swan
    Australian rules footballer
  • Dane Chisholm
    Australian rugby league player
  • Dane Williams
    child of Brady and Robyn Williams of the TLC show "My Five Wives"

The name Dane in Pop Culture

  • Saint Dane
    character in D.J. MacHale's Pendragon series
  • Dane O'Neill
    character in Colleen McCullough's "The Thorn Birds"

International Variations of the name Dane

  • Danek
    German

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