What Does the Name Dante Mean?

Dante is a boy's name of Italian (medieval, contracted from Durante) origin meaning “enduring, steadfast, lasting.”

Updated June 2026

Name	Dante
Gender	male
Origin	Italian (medieval, contracted from Durante)
Meaning	enduring, steadfast, lasting
Variants	Durante, Donte, Danté, Dontae
Popularity	A steady U.S. boys' name in the top 200-400; especially favored in Italian-American and African-American communities.

The meaning and origin of Dante

The name Dante means “enduring, steadfast, lasting” and has Italian (medieval, contracted from Durante) origins. Dante is an Italian name, a medieval short form of Durante, meaning 'enduring' or 'steadfast' (from Latin 'durare', to last). It is indelibly associated with the poet Dante Alighieri, author of the Divine Comedy.

Variants and related names

Dante is related to several other names you may recognize: Durante, Donte, Danté, Dontae. These share a common root or are spelling and language variants of the same name.

How popular is the name Dante?

A steady U.S. boys' name in the top 200-400; especially favored in Italian-American and African-American communities.

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