Dante

DAHN-tay
Latin diminutive of Durant
"enduring"

Dante Origin and Meaning

The name Dante is a boy's name of Italian, Latin origin meaning "enduring".

Though closely associated with the great medieval Florentine poet Dante Alighieri -- who's so famous most people skip the last name -- it's not as much of a one-man name as you might think. Heck, it's not even a one-poet name, thanks to British pre-Rapahaelite Dante Gabriel Rosetti. Though especially well used in the Italian-American community, it would make a striking name for any little boy.

# 314 in the US

Dante Rank in US Top 1000

# 165 on Nameberry

Dante Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Dante Popularity

Famous People Named Dante

  • Dante Alighieri
    Italian poet
  • Dante Santiago Rosario
    American football player
  • Dante Gabriel Rossetti
    British Pre,Raphaelite painter
  • (Alphonse) Dante Bichette
    American baseball player
  • Dante R. Basco
    American actor
  • Dante Exum
    Australian basketball player
  • Dante Bonfim Costa Santos
    Brazilian footballer
  • Dante de Blasio (b. 1997)
    son of politician Bill de Blasio
  • Dante Jordan Knight (b. 1999)
    son of singer Jordan Knight
  • Dante Taylor (b. 2001)
    son of rapper Funkmaster Flex
  • Dante Meloni (b. 2004)
    son of actor Christopher Meloni
  • Dante Aristizábal Martínez (b. 2009)
    son of singer Juanes and actress Karen Martinez
  • Dante DiFranco Napolitano (b. 2013)
    son of singer Ani DiFranco and Mike Napolitano
  • Dante Cambiasso (b. 2013)
    son of footballer Esteban Cambiasso
  • Dante Nilsson (b. 2015)
    son of singers Maja Ivarsson and Fredrik Nilsson of The Sounds
  • Damien Dante Wayans
    American actor; son of actress Elvira Wayans

Dante in Pop Culture

  • Dante
    fictional character and Xoloitzcuintli dog in Pixar's 2017 animated film "Coco"
  • Dante
    character in Devil May Cry series
  • Dante Hicks
    character in the films "Clerks" (1994) and "Clerks II" (2006)
  • Dante Quintana
    character in "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz
  • Dante's Peak
    " 1997 film
  • Dante Ramon
    character on TV's "The Flash"
  • Dante
    character in Aphmau's YouTube series
  • Dante
    female character in the anime Fullmetal Alchemist
  • Dante Falconeri
    character on TV's "General Hospital"