Dante

Dante \dan-te, da-nte\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby boy name Dante is pronounced DAANTey- ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Dante: D as in "day (D.EY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)"

What is the origin of Dante?

Dante's origin is Latin, and its use, English, German, and Italian. The name means 'enduring, steadfast'. Derived from the word durare meaning 'to endure, to withstand'. Durante (Latin) is an older form of Dante. The name is known from the Italian poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) who wrote The Divine Comedy, as well as the medieval text The New Life (1295) to express his lifelong love for Beatrice. Dante is known as the 'il Sommo Poeta' (the Supreme Poet) in Italian. The romantic associations of the name thus made it popular in the Middle Ages. The name Dante is widely used; it has 33 variants that are used in both English and foreign languages. Other versions of the name used in English comprise name Dan origin, Danny meaning of name, name Dant origin, Dantae pronounciation, Dantay definition, Dantel definition, Danté meaning of name, Dauntae name variations, short names for Dauntay, name Dawntae meaning, nicknames for Dawntay, Dawnte name popularity, what does the name Deante mean, name Dohntae origin, name Dohntay meaning, what does the name Dohntaye mean, Donta name variations, baby name Dontae, nicknames for Dontavius, Dontay definition, Donte pronounciation, short names for Dontell, baby name Donté, short names for Dontrell, what does the name Duran mean, baby name Durand, Durant meaning, short names for Durante (used in Italian as well), nicknames for Durrant, Jonte name variations, name Te origin, and name Zante. name Daunte (Spanish) is a variant of Dante that is in foreign languages. See also the related forms, short names for Dantrell, Davonte meaning (English), Deonte definition (English), and nicknames for Devonte (English). Dante is a popular baby boy name. The name's popularity rose from the 1950s up to the 1990s. At the modest height of its usage in 1998, 0.082% of baby boys were given the name Dante. It had a ranking of #201 then. The baby name has fallen in popularity since then. In 2010, it ranked at #255 with a usage of 0.065%, however it was nonetheless the most popular within all boy names in its family. Dante was 33% more widely used than the next most popular name, Danny name variations, in 2010.

The following famous people share the name Dante:

• Actor Danny Bonaduce, born Dante Daniel Bonaduce 13 August 1959, Broomall, Pennsylvania
• Poet Dante Alighieri, born Durante degli Alighieri 1265, Florence, Italy
• Poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti, born Gabriel Charles Dante Rossetti 12 May 1828 - 9 April 1882, London, England
• Rapper Mos Def, born Dante Terrell Smith 11 December 1973, Brooklyn, New York.

List of baby names Dante:

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The baby name Dante fun facts:

The name Dante in reverse order is "Etnad".

The numerological value of the name Dante is number 8, which means practical endeavors, status oriented, power-seeking, high-material goals.

How popular is Dante?

Dante is in the top names in USA.