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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources
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Dan m. Proto-Germanic *daniz 'Dane, man from Denmark'.

Sweden
Latin
● 1350 Dan (gen) SDHK no. 6021, Dans (gen) ibid. no. 6002
Old Swedish
● 1350 Dannes (gen) SDHK no. 6008; 1383 Dans (gen) SRA-vol2 no. 1899
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Dan". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2016/1/name/Dan.