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Dean

Usually a boy's name

Meaning
Two main origins: Old English 'valley', or the church title dean, from Latin decanus Well attested
Origin
English surname
Popularity

US 2025: #125 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #782

Popularity: US Social Security Administration 2025; Office for National Statistics 2025, England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

This name's meaning doesn't link to one of the five elements, so it isn't matched to a chart here.

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