Danes

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/deɪnz/

proper noun

A surname.

OriginDutch Danes ← Slovak Daneš →
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Meanings

Danes1

proper nounDanes (plural Daneses)

plural Daneses

  1. A surname.

Danes2

noun
  1. pluralplural of Dane

Origin

  1. SlovakDaneš
  2. DutchDanes
  3. EnglishDanes

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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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Danes

remainsgainsplainslanesgrainsbrainspainsmainsKeynesrainsstainsHainescanesreinspanesmanescremainsplum rains
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Sounds the same

deignsdeigns

Anagrams

sedandeansAndessneadSandeSednaDesnasaden
Cite this entry
APA

Danes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Danes

MLA

“Danes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Danes. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Danes,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Danes.

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