Deane

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Deane

Sounds like dean, dene

Where it comes from

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

* As an English surname, variant of Dean.

proper noun

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

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"Deane." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/deane. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Deane. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/deane

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"Deane." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/deane.

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@misc{deane_2026,
  title = {Deane},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deane},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}