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Dane as short form of Daniel

by Mackandal (guest)

9/19/2011, 9:29 AM

Nikola Tesla, an ethnic Serb, had a brother who died at age 12 whose name was Daniel, but he was called Dane. The only information on "Dane" on BtN is about the English surname-turned-first name. How would Dane Tesla`s name have been pronounced? Is there any information on the use of this diminutive of Daniel, particularly in the Balkans?

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- Dane Ross (guest) +1

11/18/2020, 2:41 PM

French (Dané) : ethnic name for someone from Denmark. Dutch : variant spelling of Daane. Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Déaghain 'descendant of the dean', but also of English origin, a variant of Dean.
People named Dane hate being called Daniel

- thegriffon

11/20/2020, 6:18 AM

Dane (or Tane depending on voicing) is an ethnic name used as a name element and also independently as a first name since the fall of the Roman empire (and probably before). It was a popular name in early medieval Lombard families with ostensibly no connection to Denmark, but the English form Dene or Dæne was also fairly common in Anglo-Saxon Britain.

- CN (CSwe)

9/20/2011, 8:36 AM

Danne (this spelling) prn. DAH-neh is the nickname for Daniel in Sweden.

- Anneza

9/19/2011, 11:14 PM

Dana (pr. DAAH-nah) is used in Afrikaans as a nn form of Daniel (pr. DAAH-ni-ul). Same kind of thing, I think.

- Sofia +1

9/19/2011, 6:15 PM

Dane in this case is pronounced 'DAH-neh'.

It's mostly used by Serbs, sometimes as a nickname for names like Daniel, Danilo, Danislav, etc. and sometimes as a full name.

This message was edited 9/19/2011, 6:15 PM

- Mackandal (guest)

9/20/2011, 11:12 AM

Thanks, this was exactly what I was looking for.

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