Dan

1 of 2

noun (1)

ˈdan 

: a son of Jacob and the traditional eponymous ancestor of one of the tribes of Israel

Dan

2 of 2

noun (2)

archaic

: master, sir

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Hebrew Dān

Noun (2)

Middle English, title of members of religious orders, from Anglo-French, from Latin dominus master

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing Dan

• Fancy Dan

Rhymes for Dan

• an
• ban
• bran
• can
• cann
• clan
• duan
• fan
• flan
• gran
• jann
• klan