Dean

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) A title afforded to a dean.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Middle English from Middle English dene “valley”.
3. (countable) A male given name transferred from the surname or originating as an occupation derived from the title.
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Synonyms

James Dean

James Byron Dean

Translations

Dean

doyenne

doyen

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Doyen

James Byron Dean

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/diːn/

Etymology

Inherited from Old English: Dene

In summary

The surname or given name is of multiple origins, depending on context:
* As an English surname, from Middle English dene (“valley”).
* Also as an English surname, from the noun dean. Cognate to Deacon.
* Also as an English surname, from the personal name Deyne, a rhyming form of Reynald (see Reginald).
* As an Irish surname, variant of Deane.
* As a Scottish surname, from Dean Castle in Kilmarnock, itself from the noun meaning valley.
* Old English Dene (“Dane, Norseman”)
* Hebrew דין (“law, judgment”) and Arabic دين (“way of life, creed”)

Sentences

He died at Rome as Dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals .