Dante

Dan-te · proper noun

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Definitions

proper noun

  1. 1.

    A male given name of Italian origin.

  2. 2.

    (Historical) Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), the Italian poet who wrote the Divine Comedy.

Related words

See also: Italian, literature, poetry

Etymology

From Italian Dante, a contracted form of Durante, meaning "enduring" or "steadfast," from Latin durans, present participle of durare meaning "to last, endure."