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Dane (girl)

What does Dane mean?

Dane Pronunciation of Dane as a girls' name (also used more commonly as boys' name Dane) has its root in Old English, and the meaning of Dane is "from Denmark". Dane is an alternate spelling of Dana (Old English).

STARTS WITH Dan-

ASSOCIATED WITH old english

Variations

VARIANT Dayne

ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA DANA Daena, Danaca, Danah, Danay, Danet, Daney, Dania, Danica, Danna, Danya, Dayna

MASCULINE FORM Dana

CREATIVE FORMS
(female)

(male)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Dane Rori (D.R.), ..

How popular is Dane?

Dane is a rare first name for females but a very popular surname for all people (#9866 out of 150436, Top 7%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Which version is better?

Prominent varying forms of Dane (UNLISTED) are Dana (#849 A YEAR AGO), Dania (#1338), Danica (#1008), Danna (#525), Danya and Dayna. Usage of these relations of Dane was more pronounced in the 1970s (ADOPTION OF 0.37%) and has become significantly diminished since (ADOPTION 0.08%, DOWN 79%), with forms like Dana becoming less stylish. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Dana, Dania, Danica, Danna, Danya, Dayna in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Danica outside U.S.

Similar Names

Dane is pronounced similarly to Dagne, Danne, Dawn, Dawne, Deane, Deann, Deanne, Deeane, Deeann, Dene, Deon, Dian, Diann, Dianne, Dion, Dione, Dionne, Dowan, Duane, Duwan, Dwayne, Dyan, Dyane, Dyann and Dyanne. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Dace, Dafne, Dahna, Daina, Dale, Dama, Danae, Danaye, Danea, Danee, Dani, Danie, Dannee, Danney, Danni, Danny, Dany, Dawna, Deana, Dena, Denae, Deney, Deni, Dhana, Diana, Dina, Dinae, Dona, Duana, Duna, Dwana, Dyana, Dyna, Jane and Lane. These names tend to be more commonly used than Dane.


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