Dean
Meaning: Its source is denu, an Old English name meaning "Valley dweller."
Languages: This boy's name is used in English.
Popularity: The name Dean ranked 367th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 173rd in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
This name is highly rated in the 1990 U.S. Census popularity survey of all ages, but after 1960 does not appear in the state data listing the most popular baby names.
Narrative: This name has at least two other possible origins.
It could have been a surname for a person holding the ecclesiastical title of dean, or the servant of such a person. This title is derived from the Latin word deacanus, which means ''leader of ten (priests).''
Alternatively, it might be a respelling of Dino, a shortened form of the Italian name Bernardino.
Arts and Music
- Dean Dixon (born 1915, died 1976)
American conductor. The first black to lead a major orchestra.
- Conducted the New York Philharmonic in 1944 (see list of Conductors)
Leadership
- Dean L. Buntrock
- CEO of Fortune 500 company WMX Technologies (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- Dean R. O'Hare
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Chubb (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
Miscellaneous
- Dean Acheson (born 1893, died 1971)
American diplomat.
- 1964 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
- Dean
- Hurricane or tropical storm (see list of Hurricane and Tropical Storm Names)
- Dean Koontz
American novelist
- 1999 gross earnings: $34 million (see list of Top-paid Stars)
- Dean Rusk (born 1909, died 1994)
American statesman. As secretary of state under Kennedy and Johnson (1961-68) he was the target of much popular hostility against the Vietnam War.
- 1969 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
Sports
- Dean Chance
Baseball player.
- 1964 Cy Young Award winner (see list of American League winners of the Cy Young Award)
- Dean Chenoweth
Power boat driver.
- Member of the Motorsports Hall of Fame for Power Boats (see list of Members of the Motorsports Hall of Fame)
- Dean Smith
American basketball coach.
- 1997 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year (see list of Sports Illustrated Sportsmen of the Year)
- Dean E. Smith
American basketball coach.
- Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1982 (see list of Basketball Hall of Fame)
- Dean Steinkuhler
Football player.
- 1983 Outland Trophy winner (see list of Outland Trophy Winners)
Stage and Screen
- Dean Butler (born 1956)
- Portrayed Almanzo Wilder from 1979-83 (see list of Actors on ''Little House on the Prairie'')
- Dean Cain (born 1966)
American actor.
- Portrayed Rick from 1992-1993 (see list of Actors on ''Beverly Hills 90210'')
- Dean Jagger (born 1905, died 1991)
American actor.
- 1949 Academy Award winner for his performance in Twelve O''Clock High (see list of Oscar Winners for Best Supporting Actor)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Dean Martin (born 1917, died 1995)
American actor and singer. Original name: Dino Crocetti.
- On Hollywood''s Footprints of Fame (see list of Celebrities Honored by Mann's Chinese Theater)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording (see list of Recording Personalites with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Dean Miller
- Portrayed Matt Henshaw (see list of Actors on ''December Bride'')
- Dean Stockwell (born 1936)
American actor and director.
- Winner of the 1959 and 1962 Cannes Film Festival Best Actor awards , for Compulsion and Long Day''s Journey into Night (see list of Cannes Film Festival Best Actor Winners)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
The Literary World
- Dean Acheson (born 1893, died 1971)
American diplomat.
- 1970 Pulitzer Prize winner for History, for Present at the Creation: My Years in the State Department (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for History)
- Dean Baquet
- 1988 Pulitzer Prize winner for Specialized Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Beat Reporting)
- Dean Koontz
American novelist
- Author of Night Chills (see list of Authors of some of the most frequently banned books between 1990-99, in the United States)
- Dean Thomas
Fictional character
- A student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (see list of Selected characters from the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling)
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Teasing Nicknames:
- Deano
- Dean, Dean, the dancin' machine
- Deanger
- itsy-bitsy-Deenie-weenie-yellow-polka-dot-Bikini
- Deany Beanie
- Dino the dinosaur
- Dean Bean
- Deaner Schnitzel
- Deaner Beaner
- Deany Weenie
Meaning: Its source is denu, an Old English name meaning "Valley dweller."
Alternative Spellings: Deane
Popularity: The name Dean ranked 1701st in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.
This name is usually reserved for boys. In part, it may owe its position on the US Census popularity list to incorrectly filled-out census forms.
Narrative: This name has at least two other possible origins.
It could have been a surname for a person holding the ecclesiastical title of dean, or the servant of such a person. This title is derived from the Latin word deacanus, which means ''leader of ten (priests).''
Alternatively, it might be a respelling of Dino, a shortened form of the Italian name Bernardino.
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