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A given name in Vietnamese
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01 / Meaning & origin
Dân is a given name documented in Vietnamese.
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04 / Through time
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DAN— “judge”
Reuben, “behold a son,” cries the mother in her first pride; Simeon, “He that heareth,” because He had heard her prayer; Levi, a joining, in the trust that her husband would be joined with her; Judah, praise, in praise of Him who had given these four sons, and Judah, “thou art he whom thy brethren shall _praise_,” is repeated by Jacob; Dan, a judge, is so called by his adoptive mother because her cause is judged, “and Dan shall _judge_ his people” is his father’s blessing;…
Reuben, “behold a son,” cries the mother in her first pride; Simeon, “He that heareth,” because He had heard her prayer; Levi, a joining, in the trust that her husband would be joined with her; Judah, praise, in praise of Him who had given these four sons, and Judah, “thou art he whom thy brethren shall _praise_,” is repeated by Jacob; Dan, a judge, is so called by his adoptive mother because her cause is judged, “and Dan shall _judge_ his people” is his father’s blessing; Naphtali commemorates Leah’s wrestling with her sister; Gad is one of the _troop_ round Leah, “and a _troop_ shall overcome him,” saith Jacob; Asher, is _blessed_, and Moses cries, “let Asher be blessed;” Issachar, is _hire_; and Zebulon, a _dwelling_, because Leah hoped her husband would dwell with her, and his promise from his father is that he shall _dwell_.…
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part I, Chapter I (Hebrew Nomenclature) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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06 / Behind the facts
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