Deane

name

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Middle English, a variant of Dean.
  2. 2
    A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. 3
    A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD6907).
  4. 4
    A small village and civil parish (served by Oakley and Deane Parish Council) in Basingstoke and Deane borough, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU5450).
  5. 5
    An unincorporated community in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States.

Etymology

* As an Irish surname, Anglicized from Mac an Deagánaigh (“son of the Deacon”), see Deacon. * As an English surname, variant of Dean.

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