Etymology

Danes

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Dutch Danes ← Slovak Daneš
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  1. Slovak · borrowed fromDaneš
  2. Dutch · borrowed fromDanes
  3. English todayDanes

Various origins: * Patronymic or genitive form of Dane, a variant of Dean. * Borrowed from Dutch Danes, a short form of the personal name Daniel. * Borrowed from Czech and Slovak Daneš.

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