Dante

Meaning: Its source is Durante, an Italian name meaning "Enduring."

Origin: "Durante."

Languages: This boy's name is used in English, Italian, French and Spanish.

Variant Forms: Donte

Source Forms: Durante

Popularity: The name Dante ranked 255th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 691st in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Narrative: The full name of the Italian poet known as Dante was Durante. The name he popularized was in fact a nickname.

Miscellaneous

Dante Bruno Fascell (born 1917, died 1998)
- 1998 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)

Sports

Dante Lavelli
- Elected to the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1975 (see list of Professional Football Hall of Fame)

The Literary World

Dante Alighieri (born 1265, died 1321)
Italian poet.
- Wrote The Divine Comedy (see list of Ancient and Medieval Writers)
Dante Gabriel Rossetti (born 1828, died 1882)
English Pre-Raphaelite poet and painter.
- Wrote ''''The Blessed Damozel'''' (see list of Poets of the Victorian Era)