Dante
Dante is a boy name of Italian origin, meaning Enduring and steadfast.
What Dante means
Enduring and steadfast.
Dante sits at 5 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Dante comes from
Italian names preserve Latin forms more directly than most European languages, often keeping the original vowel endings that other languages dropped.
Dante is recorded as Italian in origin. Browse other Italian names.
How popular is Dante?
In the boy name rankings we track, Dante falls outside the top 100. That puts it in the broad middle ground where most names live: familiar to those who know it, uncommon enough to still feel like a choice.
The character of Dante
Two ideas meet in Dante: the long-established classics and strength. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Dante
These share Dante's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Enzo — Ruler of the home; winner.
- Roman — Citizen of Rome; strong.
- Augustus — Great, venerable and majestic.
- Edmund — Wealthy protector.
- Eduardo — Wealthy guardian.
- Edward — Wealthy guardian.
- Ernest — Serious and resolute.
- Maximus — The greatest.
- Roland — Famous throughout the land.
- Romulus — Founder of Rome.
- Severus — Stern; resolute.
- Titus — Title of honour; a defender.