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What does Dante mean?
Dante 
▲ as a boys' name is pronounced DAHN-tay. It is of Spanish, Italian and Latin origin, and the meaning of Dante is "lasting, enduring". Historical: Dante Alighieri, considered one of the great poets of all time, wrote "The Divine Comedy", notable for the graphic description of the medieval version of Hell known as Dante's Inferno. Dante was actually his nickname; his full name was Durante. English artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti; football player Daunte Culpepper. Also form of Durand.
STARTS WITH Dan-
Variations
VARIANTS Dantae, Dantay, Dantel, Daunte, Dontae▼, Dontay, Donte▼
SEE ALSO Jonte
OTHER FORM VIA DURANTE Durant
FEMININE FORM Dantea
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Dande, ..
(female) Danda, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Dante Aldo (D.A.), ..
How popular is Dante?
Dante is a somewhat popular first name for men (#691 out of 1220, Top 57%) and an even more popular surname for both adults and children (#28617 out of 150436, Top 19%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Dante was first listed in 1900-1909 and reached its peak rank of #200 in the U.S. in 1997, and is currently at #316. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent alternative forms of Dante (#316 LAST YEAR) are Donte (#1471), Daunte, Dontae, Dontay, Durand and Jonte. Usage of these forms of Dante was widespread 21 years ago (ADOPTION OF 0.1%) and has become much reduced since (ADOPTION 0.1%, ▼50%), with forms like Donte going out of style. Dante is the most contemporarily stylish baby name here.
Similar Names
Dante▲ is alike in pronunciation to Deante, Deonte▼, Dionte and Duante. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Canute, Dabnee (see Dabney), Dabnie (see Dabney), Dace, Dade, Daile, Daine, Dale▼, Dalle, Dalten, Damonte, Dan▼, Dana▼, Danal, Danar, Danby, Dandie, Dandy, Dane, Danek, Dani, Danie, Daniel▼, Danil, Danko, Dann, Dannel, Dannie▼, Danno, Danny▼, Danon, Danton, Danube, Danya, Danyel, Dart, Dave▼, Davie, Dawe, Daye, Dayle, Dayne, Dayten, Deane, Dene, Devante▼, Doane, Donne, Dontey, Duane▼, Duarte, Dunne, Dwane, Harte, Monte▼, Nate, Sante, Tate▲, Tayte, Waite and Wayte. These names tend to be less frequently used than Dante.
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