Meaning
Enduring (through the Italian Durante naming route)
The endurance gloss refers to the documented Latin ancestry of the longer name Durante. It is an etymological explanation, not a personality claim.
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Dante
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Origin
Italian short form of Durante, with Latin ancestry
The personal-name entries document Dante as a reduced form of Durante; Durante derives from Latin personal names associated with the verb to endure.
English pronunciation
UK /ˈdænti/, /ˈdænteɪ/; US /ˈdɑnteɪ/; US English example: DAWN-tay
English personal-name readings explicitly labeled UK and US; Italian /ˈdan.te/ is not substituted.
Recorded English reading, as published. Accents and preferred pronunciations can differ.
Published name usage
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
| Place | Year | Recorded usage | Published births | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2000 | Girls | 6 | 2186 | 2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Canada | 2025 | Boys | 138 · preliminary | 245 | 2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| France | 2025 | Boys | 25 (rounded to 5) | 1307 | Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published. |
| England & Wales | 2004 | Girls | 3 | 4598 | Historical source: not all years independently cross-checked. Rank basis: source published. |
| England & Wales | 2025 | Boys | 84 | 462 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Northern Ireland | 2025 | Boys | 3 | 395 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Scotland | 2025 | Boys | 9 | 367 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Ireland | 2025 | Boys | 7 | 468 | Names below three occurrences are unpublished. Accent recording changed in 2018; comparisons across that boundary may not describe the same spelling coverage. Counts refer to registrations in the year. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| United States | 2017 | Girls | 5 | 15902 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
| United States | 2025 | Boys | 1,104 | 308 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
Sources & notes
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Language of use: Italian
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The exact Italian section identifies Dante as a personal name. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, Dante and Durante entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Dante&oldid=93432650; https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Durante&oldid=88985015. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names condensed the documented naming chain and separated linguistic origin, language of use and root meaning from biography; no source audio or images reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Language of use: Spanish
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The exact Spanish section identifies Dante as a personal name borrowed from Italian. Spanish use remains distinct from Italian linguistic ancestry. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, Dante and Durante entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Dante&oldid=93432650; https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Durante&oldid=88985015. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names condensed the documented naming chain and separated linguistic origin, language of use and root meaning from biography; no source audio or images reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Meaning: Enduring (through the Italian Durante naming route)
Checked against cited source
The endurance gloss refers to the documented Latin ancestry of the longer name Durante. It is an etymological explanation, not a personality claim. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, Dante and Durante entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Dante&oldid=93432650; https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Durante&oldid=88985015. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names condensed the documented naming chain and separated linguistic origin, language of use and root meaning from biography; no source audio or images reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Name history: Dante is a shortened form of Durante
Checked against cited source
The English and Italian personal-name sections document the short-form relationship. The original licensed biography remains preserved for review. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, Dante and Durante entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Dante&oldid=93432650; https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Durante&oldid=88985015. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names condensed the documented naming chain and separated linguistic origin, language of use and root meaning from biography; no source audio or images reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Origin: Italian short form of Durante, with Latin ancestry
Checked against cited source
The personal-name entries document Dante as a reduced form of Durante; Durante derives from Latin personal names associated with the verb to endure. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, Dante and Durante entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Dante&oldid=93432650; https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Durante&oldid=88985015. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names condensed the documented naming chain and separated linguistic origin, language of use and root meaning from biography; no source audio or images reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
English pronunciation: UK /ˈdænti/, /ˈdænteɪ/; US /ˈdɑnteɪ/; US English example: DAWN-tay
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English personal-name readings explicitly labeled UK and US; Italian /ˈdan.te/ is not substituted. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, Dante entry. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Dante&oldid=93432650. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names retained the English IPA and regional labels, separating place-name and native-language readings; no source audio or images reused. Official-guide comparison: A documented US English reading for Dante Hughes in an official team pronunciation guide. Capital letters mark stress. This is a bearer-specific example; families and language traditions may use another reading. Credit: San Diego Chargers, official game notes dated October 18, 2010, pronunciation guide, PDF page 19. Source: https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/v1579207195/patriots/soaupsthxnixmaik8us6.pdf. License: original brief factual summary by Rare Baby Names; source copyright retained, no open license claimed (https://www.nfl.com/legal/terms). Adaptation: the short first-name cue is retained with explicit bearer and language context; no roster prose, source audio or page image reproduced.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0; official-guide source rights retained
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Source: NISRA : Website: www.nisra.gov.uk
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(C) Crown copyright. Data supplied by National Records of Scotland.
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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence
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U.S. Social Security Administration
Attribution: U.S. Social Security Administration
Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
License: Statistics Canada Open Licence
Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
Credit: Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
License: CC BY 4.0
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: joined the published count and rank indicators and matched unambiguous existing spellings. Source values retained.
Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
Credit: Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
License: Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab)
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: column names and sex codes mapped and unique case-only spellings matched to existing profiles. Published rounded counts and ranks retained.