Dean Name Meaning

Gender :

Masculine

Meaning of Dean :

Used in country/religion :

American , Anglo , Australian , British , Chinese , Danish , English , French , German , Greek , Jamaican , Latin , Muslim

Pronounciation
of Name Dean :

/DEEN/

Etymology
of Name Dean :

History
of Name Dean :

Popular In :

The United States, and England and Wales

Information about the
Name of Dean :

The height of Dean's popularity was between 1956 and 1969. Increased interest in this name came with the publication of Jack Kerouac's 1957 novel "On the Road" - a defining literary work for the postwar Beat Generation. One of the novel's two central characters, Dean Moriarty, is a spontaneous, free-spirited, adventurous character - certain to have struck a chord with the displaced youth of the 1960s. It also screams the 1950s, thanks to Dean Martin and even James Dean.

Famous People with
Name Dean :

Dean Martin- He is an actor, comedian, film producer, and singer known to one of the mose popular entertainers in the mid-20th century. His charisma and self-assurance got his his nickname "King of Cool". Dean Edwards- He is an SNL cast member, stand-up comedian, and voice actor. Dean Smith- He is a college basketball coach labeled by the Basketball Hall of Fame to be a "coaching legend" as he had coached at the University of North Carolina for 36 years. Dean Rusk- He was the United States Secretary of State under the presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.

Variant Names of Dean:

Deane, Deen, Dene, Deyn, Dino

Dane (English), Dien (Vietnamese), Din (Sanskrit), Dahn (Hebrew), Damján (Greek), Damyss (Arabic)

Rhyming Names of Dean: 

Names Similar to Dean :

Deana, Deanda, Deandra, Deandrea, Deandria, Deane, Deann, Deanna, Deanne, Deandre

Popularity Rank :

Dean name was top ranked at 920 position in American during year 1930and most recently ranked at 204 position in American during year 2015

Name Dean has been Most Popular throughout the last hundred plus years and ranked at 409 position. 169855 numbers of people were named Dean so far in last 100 years. (SSA)

Dean Numerology :

Personality No. 9. People with name Dean desire love & independence. They love arts & music. They are generous, kindhearted, humane & philanthropic. Person with Dean having 9 as Personality number love traveling & teaching but hate restraint. They are bold, functional, broadminded & spiritual. They have will power & are determined , but are impulsive, contentious, ill-tempered, rebellious & impatient too. More Numerology