Dan is an old Scandinavian given name with disputed meaning.
Dan is also a Hebrew given name, after Dan, the fifth son of Jacob with Bilhah and founder of the Israelite Tribe of Dan.
It is also a given name or a nickname for people named Daniel.
Dan, or the acronym DAN may refer to the following:
People
Dan (king), several kings of Denmark, known from pre-Christian medieval Scandinavian texts, including Dan Mikilláti, from whom Denmark took its name.
The founding members of Danú (Donnchadh Gough, Dónal Clancy, Daire Bracken, and Benny McCarthy) met in Waterford in Ireland in 1994, and consolidated as a band after performing in the Festival Interceltique de Lorient in 1995.
Their second album, Think Before You Think (2000) was voted Best Overall Traditional Act by Dublin's magazine Irish Music. They are the only band to have been voted Best Traditional Group twice in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, in 2001 and again in 2004 when their version of Tommy Sands's "County Down" also won Best Original Song.
Members
Benny McCarthy is a founding member of Danú; he manages and performs with the band and plays button accordion and melodeon. Benny won the All Ireland Oireachtas in 1994 on both button accordion and melodeon. He is the driving force of Danú and is a key member of several other bands including Raw Bar Collective, The Tin Sandwich Band and Rattle The Boards. He is also one of the leading directors with Whobeganit Theatre Company who created the show Mag Mell in 2012-13.
The Dan Skelton-trained mare will bid to give the 22-year-old jockey the first Listed race success of his career when taking on eight rivals in the two and a half miles feature at the Cambridgeshire circuit.
Directed by John Carney, the 2013 romantic comedy-drama film follows the collaboration of an aspiring singer Greta and a former record executive Dan to find success and recognition in a world where their talents are frequently dejected.
Nobody will be keener to see the success of the BBC's reboot of Gladiators than TV executive Dan Baldwin — also known as Mr Holly Willoughby... The couple met in 2004 when Dan (pictured ... It also means Holly and Dan have his 'n' hers talent agencies.
Nobody will be keener to see the success of the BBC’s reboot of Gladiators than TV executive Dan Baldwin — also known as Mr Holly Willoughby... The couple met in 2004 when Dan (pictured ... It also means Holly and Dan have his ’n’ hers talent agencies.
A review of the rest of the action from Saturday's meeting at Sandown where ChasingFire was an impressive winner.Fire fuels Supreme dream ...WatchRaceReplay ... I think Dan would be keener to go to Aintree for the Red Rum on a flat track ... He added ... .
Dan Ashe, president of the Association of Zoos & Aquariums, a group that accredits zoos, said the organization “continues to maintain utmost confidence” in the Dallas Zoo’s staff and that the zoo’s accreditation was not at risk.
This season, host Dan Weissmann will tell stories about patients finding creative ways to fight back against outrageous bills ... Dan Weissmann ... Previously, Dan was a staff reporter for Marketplace and Chicago's WBEZ ... Dan ... Dan ... I’m Dan Weissmann ... Dan ... Dan ... Dan.
Masontown ...Martin. Surviving is her loving daughter, TonyaWroble; sisters, Kris Keener and Annie Martin; brothers, Kerry Martin, Dan Martin and Tim Martin; very close friends, Tony and Dee and many other friends ... on Friday, and from 9 to 10 a.m ... ....
Cleveland native Anthony Freeborn, owner of two Landry jerseys, calls Landry “the one who turned the page.” Dan Mihelich, who grew up in Brunswick, says Landry “embodied Cleveland.” And Keener, who ...
A 52-yard pass from Justin Dudczak to Chad Beynon proved to be the game-winner on Nov. 22, 1997. 75 years ago ... • Freeport fell to Beaver, 20-14, in the Class 2A title game at Pitt Stadium, despite a pair of TD passes from Dan Leri to Dan Keener.
His son Dan Bzura (left) will take over the position ... Bzura has tabbed son Dan has his successor. Dan and the entire Bzura family – and other families – have been lifelong JLWS volunteers ... Their three sons Phillip, Kenneth and Dan, also volunteer.
It wasn’t a question so much as gallows humor, and Dan Winga and I managed smiles in our collective suffering ... Tim and Dan — longtime friends from White Bear Lake — and I set out to ride nearly 200 miles over three days through the far southeast.