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Origin of the surname Dante?

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I'm not sure if it's Italian or Greek...or whatever it may be. Just curious.

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  1. In Hindi(INDIA) language DANTE means to scold.

    Another meaning in this language is dentine or a figure like teeth.

    The natives of Maharshtra -Marathas(Marathi) do have family

    names as DANTE.


  2. This is what www.ancestry.com has to say about the name,

    Dante Name Meaning and History

    Italian: from a reduced form of Durante.

    below is the meaning of the name Dante as a christian name.

    Dante

    Italian: name bestowed in honour of the medieval poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321). The medieval given name Dante represents a contracted form of Durante “steadfast, enduring” (from Latin durans, genitive durantis, present participle of durare to endure).

    Hope this helps.

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