English Explanatory Dictionary

Deane

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Middle English, a variant of Dean.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD6907).
  4. A small village and civil parish (served by Oakley and Deane Parish Council) in Basingstoke and Deane borough, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU5450).
  5. An unincorporated community in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States.

Word forms

Deane

Etymology

* As an Irish surname, Anglicized from Mac an Deagánaigh (“son of the Deacon”), see Deacon. * As an English surname, variant of Dean.

Related words

Basingstoke and Deane Taunton Deane
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