📖 About Dan
Dan is both a biblical patriarch's name meaning "judge" and the universal short form of Daniel ("God is my judge"). One of the most efficient names in any language — three letters carrying millennia of biblical weight — it feels simultaneously casual and complete.
📍 Details
- OriginHebrew, English, Biblical, Romanian, Scandinavian
- Gender♂ Male
- MeaningGod is my judge — short form of Daniel; also a biblical tribe name meaning "judge"
🔀 Variants & Related Names
⭐ Famous People
- Dan (biblical patriarch) — Fifth son of Jacob in the Hebrew Bible and founder of the Tribe of Dan, one of the twelve tribes of Israel that settled in the northern territory
- Dan Rather — American journalist who anchored the CBS Evening News for 24 years, becoming one of the most recognizable and trusted news figures in American television history
- Dan Aykroyd — Canadian actor, comedian, and screenwriter who co-created The Blues Brothers and Ghostbusters, a founding member of Saturday Night Live's original cast
- Dan Brown — American author of The Da Vinci Code, one of the best-selling novels of all time, whose Robert Langdon series has sold over 200 million copies