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ORIGIN AND HISTORY

The name Dante is an Italian name that originates as a shortened version of “Durante” meaning “enduring,” “lasting” or “steadfast” stemming from the Latin “divans,” which is the present participle of “durare” meaning “to last,” “to continue” or “to endure.”

POPULARITY

According to the 1990 United States Census ^[1], Dante ranked as the 691st most popular male first name and the 36,007th most popular last name. In the United States, the name ranked in the Top 1,000 most popular boy's names seven decades since 1880, including the five most recent.

According to the Social Security Administration ^[1], in the 21st century, the name ranked in the Top 1,000 most popular boy's names every year from 2000 (247th) through 2006 (291st).

United States Popularity of the boy's name Dante in the 21st Century:

• Year: 2006 Rank:291st
• Year: 2005 Rank:266th
• Year: 2004 Rank:271st
• Year: 2003 Rank:253rd
• Year: 2002 Rank:257th
• Year: 2001 Rank:248th
• Year: 2000 Rank:247th

In 2007, the popularity of the boy’s name Dante ranked 15th in Wales and 89th in Australia.

FACTS

• “Dante” is the name of babies belonging to celebrities Chazz Palminteri, Corey Hart and Julie Masse.
• “DANTE” is an acronym for the computer networking organization “Delivery of Advanced Network Technology to Europe.”
• “Dante” is a lunar crater named for the poet Dante Alighieri.

NAMESAKES

• “Dante Hicks,” played by Brian O'Halloran, is one of the main characters in the movies “Clerks” (1994) and “Clerks II” (2006), created by Kevin Smith.
• “Edmond Dantès” is the lead character in “The Count of Monte Cristo” written by Alexandre Dumas (born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie) in the 1840’s.
• “Dante's Peak” was an action adventure film featuring Pierce Brosnan and Linda Hamilton in 1997.
• “The Dante Club” is the debut novel of Matthew Pearl, published in 2003.
• “Dante,” played by Peter Francis Dante, is a drug dealer in the comedy movie “Grandma's Boy.”

FAMOUS PERSONS

• Durante “Dante” Alighieri – Italian poet of the 13th and 14th centuries who is most famous for writing “The Divine Comedy,” which depicts “Dante’s Inferno,” a nine-circled version of Hell.
• Daunte Richard Culpepper – National Football League (NFL) quarterback who was selected to three Pro Bowls.
• Dante Gabriel Rossetti - 19th century English painter and poet.
• Dante Bert Joseph Lavelli – Former professional football player (wide receiver) who was selected to three Pro Bowls and was inducted into the Football Hall of Fame in 1975. His nickname was “Glue Fingers.”
• Donté Lamar Stallworth - National Football League (NFL) wide receiver.

NOTES

OTHER DANTE'S

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Author: Rich Kachold