Origin of the surname Dante?

Question

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

Answer 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.

Answer 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.