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Dan is an old Scandinavian given name with several disputed origins. The most likely theory [citation needed] is that it originated from the Old Norse ethnonym danir for Danes. This in turn originated from the Proto-Germanic masculine word *daniz.
Saxo relates that it is the legendary Danish King Dan, son of Humbli, who gave the name to the Danish people, though he does not expressly state that he is also the origin of the word "Denmark". Rather he tells that England ultimately derives its name from Dan’s brother Angel , the namesake of the Angles people.
The Old English poems Widsith and Beowulf, as well as works by later Scandinavian writers (notably by Saxo Grammaticus (c. 1200)), provide some of the original written references to the Danes. According to the 12th-century author Sven Aggesen, the mythical King Dan gave his name to the Danes.
Dan (name), including a list of people with the name Dan (king), several kings of Denmark; Dan people, an ethnic group located in West Africa Dan language, a Mande language spoken primarily in Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia; Dan (son of Jacob), one of the 12 sons of Jacob/Israel in the Bible Tribe of Dan, one of the 12 tribes of Israel descended ...
On April 14, 2011, Dan and his wife, Blythe Newlon Brown, created an eponymous scholarship fund to celebrate the 25th anniversary of his graduation from Amherst College. It is a permanently endowed scholarship fund that provides financial aid to students at Amherst, with preference given to incoming students with an interest in writing. [ 14 ]
"Old Dan Tucker," also known as "Ole Dan Tucker," "Dan Tucker," and other variants, is an American popular song. Its origins remain obscure; the tune may have come from oral tradition, and the words may have been written by songwriter and performer Dan Emmett .
The Dan or Mano-Dan are a Mande ethnic group from northwestern Ivory Coast and neighbouring Liberia. [1] There are approximately 700 000 members of the group and their largest settlement is Man, Ivory Coast. Neighboring peoples include the Krahn, Kpelle and Mano. They are officially known as Yacouba (or Yakouba). [1]
Danes generally regard themselves as a nationality and reserve the word "ethnic" for the description of recent immigrants, [28] sometimes referred to as "new Danes". [29] The contemporary Danish national identity is based on the idea of "Danishness", which is founded on principles formed through historical cultural connections and is typically ...