Dan is a ♂ boy name.
Dan is a biblical name, but also a Slavic short form of Bogdan, an English short form of Daniel and a Chinese name.
Dan means “he judged” (in Hebrew) and “gift of God” (from Bogdan). In Chinese, Dan means “red” and “vermilion”.
Based on the frequency of positive ratings, we can analyze how popular names are in different countries. The name Dan is currently ranked #4645 on the name leaderboard.
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