Dante (name)
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Dante is an Italian given name and surname. Etymologically
, it is short for an old given name, Durante, and was originally made popular by the Italian poet Dante Alighieri
, whose real name was Durante.
Notable people with the name include:
Etymology
Etymology is the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time.For languages with a long written history, etymologists make use of texts in these languages and texts about the languages to gather knowledge about how words were used during...
, it is short for an old given name, Durante, and was originally made popular by the Italian poet Dante Alighieri
Dante Alighieri
Durante degli Alighieri, mononymously referred to as Dante , was an Italian poet, prose writer, literary theorist, moral philosopher, and political thinker. He is best known for the monumental epic poem La commedia, later named La divina commedia ...
, whose real name was Durante.
Notable people with the name include:
- Commander DanteCommander DanteCommander Dante refers to Bernabe Buscayno, who became military leader of the New People's Army in the Philippines in October 1970 during the First Quarter Storm. William Chapman refers to Dante as one of the "ideological Huks."...
, another name for Bernardo Buscayno, who became military leader of the New People's Army in the Philippines in October 1970 - Count DanteCount DanteCount Juan Raphael Dante was a controversial American martial artist figure during the 1960s and '70s who claimed he could do extraordinary feats such as Dim mak....
(1939–1975), an American karate instructor - Dante AlighieriDante AlighieriDurante degli Alighieri, mononymously referred to as Dante , was an Italian poet, prose writer, literary theorist, moral philosopher, and political thinker. He is best known for the monumental epic poem La commedia, later named La divina commedia ...
, a 14th century Tuscan author of The Divine Comedy - Dante ArthursDante ArthursDante Wyndham Arthurs from Perth, Western Australia, was 21 years old when he was charged on the 27th of June 2006, with the Wilful Murder, Sexual Penetration and Unlawful Detention of 8 year old school girl Sofia Rodriguez Urrutia-Shu...
(born 1984), an Australian child murderer - Dante BascoDante BascoDanté Basco is an American actor, voice actor, poet, and dancer. He is best known for playing Rufio in the 1991 live-action Peter Pan film Hook...
(born 1975), a Filipino-American actor - Dante BenedettiDante BenedettiDante Benedetti was an American restaurateur and baseball coach. He was born in San Francisco and remained there the rest of his life. His family owned New Pisa, a restaurant in San Francisco's famous North Beach...
(1919–2005), an American restaurateur and baseball coach - Dante CaputoDante CaputoDante Caputo is an Argentine academic, diplomat and politician, who served as the nation's foreign minister under President Raúl Alfonsín.-Academic activity:...
(born 1943), an Argentine politician - Dante CarverDante Carveris an American actor working in Japan. He moved to Japan in 2005, and became well known following his appearance in a series of TV commercials for SoftBank Mobile from 2006 in which he first played the Japanese-speaking character , and later the older brother of the character played by Aya Ueto as...
(born 1977), an American actor - Dante da MaianoDante da MaianoDante da Maiano was a late thirteenth-century poet who composed mainly sonnets in Italian and Occitan. He was an older contemporary of Dante Alighieri and active in Florence....
, a 13th century poet - Dante DeCaroDante DeCaroDante DeCaro of Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia, is the former guitarist/songwriter of the Canadian band Hot Hot Heat. His inventive guitar parts were considered a crucial part of Hot Hot Heat's success with their first major label album Make Up The Breakdown...
(born 1981), a Canadian guitarist/songwriter - Dante FascellDante FascellDante Bruno Fascell served as an American politician from the state of Florida.-Early life:Fascell, born in Bridgehampton, New York in 1917, moved to Florida in 1925. He graduated from the University of Miami law school in 1938. Fascell was a brother of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity and the...
(1917–1998), a 20th century Florida politician - Dante FerrettiDante FerrettiDante Ferretti is an Italian production designer, art director and costume designer for films.In his career, Ferretti has worked with many great directors, both American and Italian, such as Pier Paolo Pasolini, Federico Fellini, Terry Gilliam, Franco Zeffirelli, Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford...
(born 1943), an Italian art director - Dante GiacosaDante GiacosaDante Giacosa was an Italian car designer. His work covered a large range from minicars to sports cars, using all the different layouts as and when they were the best solution at the time to meet the design parameters....
(1905–1996), an Italian car designer - Dante LaurettaDante LaurettaDante Lauretta is an Associate Professor of Planetary Science and Cosmochemistry at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. He received a B.S. in Physics and Mathematics from the University of Arizona in 1993 and a Ph.D. in Earth and Planetary Sciences from Washington...
(born 1970), an American chemist - Dante MaggioDante MaggioDante Maggio was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 115 films between 1940 and 1975.-Selected filmography:* Un giorno nella vita * Canzone di primavera * Bellezze in bicicletta...
(1909–1992), an Italian film actor - Dante MarioniDante MarioniDante Marioni is an American glass artist-Biography:Dante Marioni grew up among many artistic influences. His father, Paul Marioni, was involved in the American studio glass movement and, as a result, Dante was constantly exposed to the glassblowing artists of the San Francisco Bay Area...
(born 1964), an American glass artist - Dante PastulaDante PastulaDante Pastula is an American child actor. He had a small role in The Polar Express in 2004 as "Little Boy". On October 2, 2003, he appeared on Friends as "Frank Buffay, Jr. Jr."-External links:...
(born 1997), an American child actor - Dante RiveraDante RiveraDante Rivera is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7 making it to the quarterfinals where he was defeated by Jesse Taylor....
(born 1974), an American mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter - Dante RobersonDante RobersonDante "Taz" Roberson is an American drummer, musical director, and record producer from the San Francisco Bay Area.-Biography:...
(born 1972), an American musician - Dante Gabriel RossettiDante Gabriel RossettiDante Gabriel Rossetti was an English poet, illustrator, painter and translator. He founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848 with William Holman Hunt and John Everett Millais, and was later to be the main inspiration for a second generation of artists and writers influenced by the movement,...
(1828–1882), a 19th century English painter - Dante ScarnecchiaDante ScarnecchiaDante Scarnecchia is the American football offensive line coach and assistant head coach for the New England Patriots of the National Football League...
(born 1948), the offensive line coach and assistant head coach for the New England Patriots - Dante Smith (born 1973), a.k.a. Mos Def, an American musician, actor and poet
- Dante SpinettaDante SpinettaDante Spinetta is an Argentine singer/composer who was part of the defunct duo Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas.- Biography :...
(born 1976), an Argentine singer/composer - Dante SpinottiDante SpinottiDante Spinotti, A.S.C., A.I.C. is a cinematographer.Spinotti was born in Tolmezzo, Italy. Among the more notable films he has worked on are The Last of the Mohicans, Heat, and L.A. Confidential...
(born 1943), an Italian cinematographer - Dante Raul "DR" TeodoroDante Raul "DR" TeodoroDante Raul Teodoro is a Filipino-born, New York-based entrepreneur and philanthropist.DR Teodoro is Chief Executive Officer of JUNO Investment and Management, Inc. and President of Juno Healthcare Staffing Group of Companies with subsidiary offices in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Arizona,...
, a Filipino-born entrepreneur and philanthropist - Dante TiñgaDante TingaDante O. Tiñga is a Filipino politician and jurist. He served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 2003 to 2009.- Profile :...
(born 1939), a Filipino politician and jurist - Dante TomaselliDante TomaselliDante Tomaselli is an Italian-American horror screenwriter, director, and score composer.-Directing career:...
(born 1969), an Italian-American screenwriter and director - Joe DanteJoe DanteJoseph "Joe" Dante, Jr. is an American film director and producer of films generally with humorous and science fiction content....
(born 1946), an American director - Michael DanteMichael DanteMichael Dante is an American award winning actor of television, films and stage and a former professional minor league baseball player....
(born 1931), an American actor, stage and screen director and former professional athlete - Peter DantePeter DantePeter Francis Dante is an American actor. He has been in most Happy Madison films with his friend, Adam Sandler. His roles are usually alongside Jonathan Loughran and/or Allen Covert. His role in Little Nicky was named "Peter". Similarly, his role in Grandma's Boy was named after his last name...
(born 1968), an American actor
Athletes
- Dante AmaralDante AmaralDante Guimarães Santos do Amaral is a Brazilian professional volleyball player, who is best known as Dante. Measuring 2,01 m and 86 kg, he plays in the position of outside hitter.-Career:...
(born 1980), a Brazilian volleyball player - Dante BichetteDante BichetteAlphonse Dante Bichette, Sr. is a former Italian-American Major League Baseball player. Bichette was a four-time All-Star as a member of the Colorado Rockies.-Career:...
(born 1963), an American Major League Baseball player - Dante Bonfim Costa Santos (born 1983), a Brazilian footballer
- Dante BookerDante BookerDante Booker is a professional American football player. Booker grew up in Akron, Ohio, where he was a three-time all-city selection in High School basketball. Booker played college football at Montgomery Junior College prior to transferring to Auburn University, where he majored in sociology...
(born 1977), an American football player - Dante CunninghamDante CunninghamDante Cunningham is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Charlotte Bobcats. Dante was drafted in the second round of the 2009 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers of the NBA...
(born 1987), an American basketball player - Dante HallDante HallDamieon Dante Hall is a former American football Return specialist, and wide receiver in the National Football League. He is considered one of the greatest return specialists in NFL History...
(born 1978), an American football player - Dante HughesDante HughesDaymeion Dante Hughes is an American football cornerback who currently plays for the San Diego Chargers of the NFL.He was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the third round of the 2007 NFL Draft...
(born 1985), an American football player - Dante LavelliDante LavelliDante Bert Joseph "Gluefingers" Lavelli was an American football end who played for the Cleveland Browns in the All-America Football Conference and National Football League from 1946 to 1956...
(1923–2009), an American football player - Dante LópezDante LópezDante Rafael López Fariña is a football player from Paraguay. He currently plays as a striker in Paraguay for Club Guaraní....
(born 1983), a football player from Paraguay - Dante LoveDante LoveDante Love is an American former college football player. He played as a wide receiver for the Ball State Cardinals at Ball State University until he suffered a cervical spine fracture during a 2008 season game...
, an American college football player - Dante MarshDante MarshDante Marsh is a cornerback with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. Marsh attended college at Fresno State.-Professional career:...
(born 1981), a Canadian football player - Dante MircoliDante MircoliDante Mircoli is a former Italian - Argentine footballer and coach who spent the majority of his career in Argentina.-Playing career:...
(born 1947), a former Argentine footballer - Dante RidgewayDante Ridgeway-National Football League:Ridgeway was selected in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams and on July 27, 2005, he signed a three-year contract with the Rams. However, on August 30, he was waived by the Rams. He was claimed off of waivers by the Cincinnati Bengals the next...
(born 1984), an American arena football player - Dante RosarioDante RosarioDante Santiago Rosario is an American football tight end who is currently a member of the Denver Broncos of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL Draft...
(born 1984), an American football player - Dante Bonfim Costa Santos (born 1983), a Brazilian footballer
- Dante SengerDante SengerDante Adrián Senger is an Argentine footballer, he plays for FC Lugano.-External links:* * * *...
(born 1983), an Argentine footballer - Dante WashingtonDante WashingtonDante Deneen Washington is a retired American soccer striker and currently a TV soccer color analyst.Washington played college soccer at Radford University, and was named a first team All-American in 1991...
(born 1970), an American soccer player - Dante WesleyDante WesleyDante Julius Wesley is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the fourth round of the 2002 NFL Draft...
(born 1979), an American football player
Fictional people
- Dante (Devil May Cry)Dante (Devil May Cry)is the primary fictional protagonist of the Devil May Cry video game series published by Capcom. The character and Devil May Cry are one of Capcom's flagship game franchises, which has sold over nine million copies worldwide as of 2008 and currently spans four video games...
, the main protagonist in the video game series Devil May Cry - Dante (Fullmetal Alchemist), an antagonist in the anime Fullmetal Alchemist
- Dante Alighieri, the main character in Tage Danielsson's book and film The Man Who Quit SmokingThe Man Who Quit SmokingThe Man Who Quit Smoking is a 1972 Swedish film comedy directed by Tage Danielsson, starring Gösta Ekman, Grynet Molvig, Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt and Gunn Wållgren, a.o. The film is known as "a Hasseåtage-film" and is a great cult classic in Sweden.-Plot:The Plot focuses on Dante Alighieri, a young...
- Dante DamianoDante DamianoDante Damiano is a fictional character on American soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. Dante was played by actor Antonio Sabàto, Jr. from June 2005 to November 2006.-Character:...
, a character on the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful - Dante FalconeriDante FalconeriDante Angelo Falconeri is a fictional character on the popular daytime soap opera General Hospital. Dante is the son of the popular character Sonny Corinthos and his old flame Olivia Falconeri. He has been portrayed by contract player Dominic Zamprogna since June 22, 2009.-Character description...
, a character on the ABC soap opera General Hospital - Dante Hicks, the lead character in the Kevin Smith films Clerks (1994) and Clerks II (2006)
- Dante, one of The TitansTitan (Dune)The Titans are a group of fictional characters in the Legends of Dune series of novels, written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson and set in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert...
in the Legends of Dune series of novels - Dante, a character in the television program One Tree HillOne Tree Hill (TV series)One Tree Hill is an American television drama created by Mark Schwahn, which premiered on September 23, 2003, on The WB Television Network. After its third season, The WB merged with UPN to form The CW Television Network, and, since September 27, 2006, the network has been the official broadcaster...
- Dante, a character in the James Joyce novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young ManA Portrait of the Artist as a Young ManA Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is a semi-autobiographical novel by James Joyce, first serialised in the magazine The Egoist from 1914 to 1915, and published first in book format in 1916 by B. W. Huebsch, New York. The first English edition was published by the Egoist Press in February 1917...
- Dante, a character in the comic strip Sheldon
- Dante, the main character of Demon Lord DanteDemon Lord Danteis the title of several horror-themed manga series written by Go Nagai as well as an anime series.During 1971, Go Nagai wrote the original Demon Lord Dante manga, which was published in Kodansha's Bokura Magazine. After its original run in 1971 from January to June, Go Nagai went on to author the...
- Dante Adams, a character in the 2010 video game Medal of Honor
- Baron Dante, the villain of video games Croc: Legend of the Gobbos and Croc 2
- Commander Dante, the Chapter Master of the Blood Angels in Warhammer 40,000Warhammer 40,000Warhammer 40,000 is a tabletop miniature wargame produced by Games Workshop, set in a dystopian science fantasy universe. Warhammer 40,000 was created by Rick Priestley in 1987 as the futuristic companion to Warhammer Fantasy Battle, sharing many game mechanics...
- Jack Dante, the evil genius inventor in the movie Death MachineDeath MachineDeath Machine is a 1994 science-fiction action horror film written and directed by Stephen Norrington.-Plot:The film opens in a demolished roadside diner, everyone inside has been slaughtered by a malfunctioning secret project codenamed Hardman. It was manufactured by Chaank, a megacorporation that...
- Kerberos Dante, a Saint Seiya character
- Silvio DanteSilvio DanteSilvio Manfred Dante, often referred to as "Sil", played by Steven Van Zandt, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. He is the consigliere to Tony Soprano in the Soprano crime family. Silvio has one of the lowest profiles on the show. He is usually a behind the scenes figure...
, a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos - Dante Moro, an assassination target in the video game Assassin's Creed IIAssassin's Creed IIAssassin's Creed II is a historical third-person action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. It is the second video game installment of the Assassin's Creed series, and is a sequel to the 2007 video...
- Dante, a character in the video game The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of TimeThe Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Timeis an action-adventure video game developed by Nintendo's Entertainment Analysis and Development division for the Nintendo 64 video game console. It was released in Japan on November 21, 1998; in North America on November 23, 1998; and in Europe on December 11, 1998...
See also
- Dante (disambiguation)Dante (disambiguation)Dante or Dante Alighieri was a 13th–14th century Florentine poet.DANTE is Delivery of Advanced Network Technology to Europe, a computer networking organisationDante may also refer to:* Dante , a lunar crater...
- Dante, South DakotaDante, South DakotaDante is a town in Charles Mix County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 84 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Dante is located at ....
- Alan AmecheAlan AmecheLino Dante "Alan" Ameche , nicknamed "The Horse", was an American football player who played six seasons with the Baltimore Colts in the National Football League after winning the Heisman Trophy in college at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He was elected to the Pro Bowl in each of his first...
, an American football player - Dan PastoriniDan PastoriniDante "Dan" Anthony Pastorini is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Houston Oilers, Oakland Raiders, Los Angeles Rams, and the Philadelphia Eagles.-NFL career:...
, an American football player - Danny BonaduceDanny BonaduceDante Daniel "Danny" Bonaduce is an American radio/television personality, comedian, professional wrestler, and former child actor...
, an American actor and radio host - Daunte CulpepperDaunte CulpepperDaunte Rachard Culpepper is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He last played for the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the United Football League . Prior to joining the UFL, Culpepper enjoyed a successful National Football League career after being drafted 11th overall in...
, an American football quarterback who is currently with the Detroit Lions - Dontae' JonesDontae' JonesDontae' Antijuaine Jones is an American professional basketball player, formerly of the Boston Celtics of the NBA....
, a professional basketball player formerly of the Boston Celtics - Donté GreeneDonté GreeneDonté Dominic Greene is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the NBA...
, an American professional basketball player - Donté Stallworth, an American football wide receiver who is currently with the Cleveland Browns
- Donte WhitnerDonte WhitnerDonte Whitner is an American football safety for the San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Bills in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at the Ohio State University...
, an American football safety who is currently with the Buffalo Bills - Edmond DantèsEdmond DantèsEdmond Dantès is the protagonist and title character of Alexandre Dumas, père's novel, The Count of Monte Cristo.Dumas may have gotten the idea for the character of Edmond from a story which he found in a book compiled by Jacques Peuchet, archivist to the French police. Peuchet related the tale of...
, the lead character in the classic Alexandre Dumas novel The Count of Monte Cristo - Ferruccio BusoniFerruccio BusoniFerruccio Busoni was an Italian composer, pianist, editor, writer, piano and composition teacher, and conductor.-Biography:...
, an Italian classical pianist - Harry August JansenHarry August JansenHarry August Jansen , was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and settled in the United States. He traveled the world as a professional magician under the name Dante the Magician.-Biography:...
, an American magician who performed under the name "Dante the Magician" - Howlin' DaveHowlin' DaveDante David was a Filipino radio disc jockey. Better known by his stage name Howlin' Dave, he is credited with introducing Filipino radio listeners to Pinoy rock music in the early 1970s, and to new wave and punk rock in the 1980s.Howlin' Dave grew up in Pasay City and dropped out of high school...
, a Filipino radio disc jockey - Roger SquiresRoger SquiresRoger Squires is a British crossword compiler, living in Ironbridge, Shropshire, who is best known for being the world's most prolific compiler....
, a British crossword compiler