is Dante a black name or an italian name?

Answer 1

Gender:
Male

Ethnic Origin:
Italian

Meaning:
A diminutive of Durante, the Italian form of Durand meaning enduring. Famous bearer: The poet Dante Alighieri wrote 'The Divine Comedy' with its graphic description of medieval Hell known as 'Dante's Inferno.'.

Dante is also used in Spanish speaking countries.
Asking if it's a black name sounds kind of racist, asking if it's an ethnic based name sounds better. My sister lived in Ecuador and she said that she met a black chinese named
Gunther, that just goes to show nowadays, that names don't label you any more. It is nice however, to know what a name means, regardless of race. Hope this helps.

Answer 2

Dante Name Meaning

Answer 3

I'm neither Italian or black and my name is Dante. So it can be for anyone from any ethnicity or nation.
It seems to be more common in Italy, Latin America, and those cultures with African influence. The name originated in the Roman Empire and means 'nobility' or 'long enduring'. It became a common name among the merchant classes particularly those with some nobility in their ancestry. At some point the shortened form of Dante came into being. The 'father of Italian', Dante Alligheri began using this shortened form more formally and it eventually became the dominant form of the name.
Dante's writings and poetry were often critical of the Catholic Church. The name was frowned upon by the Catholic Church and because of this it became less common. This attitude persists even in modern times. When I was baptized the priest informed my parents that he could not baptize me as Dante. My parents chose another baptismal name for me instead.
In modern times the name has become more common. Spain ruled parts of the Italian peninsula so there were many cultural connections between them. The name has become very common in Spanish speaking nations. When Italy became an empire it had colonies and Libya and Ethiopia. The name spread among these populations and eventually throughout other African cultures. It has become more common among African Americans now.

Answer 4

Dante Name

Answer 5

It's Italian. See Dante Alighieri.

Answer 6

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RE:
is Dante a black name or an italian name?

Answer 7

Its originally Italian, black is not an ethnicity.

Dante, of Dante's inferno was written in Italian, and he had it before the name drifted to other cultures

Answer 8

This is an Italian name,there is a poet dante alligieri.

Answer 9

How about a black Italian? Seriously, I think it is Italian...See Dante's Inferno.

Answer 10

lol Beanie Seigel has NOTHING to do with italians. And Scarface was Cuban, not italian. Unless you're talkin about Al Capone.... As for the chick who thinks rappers dont jock Asian gangs..you're forgetting Wu Tang lmao Basically the whole mobster/mafioso ting is an East Coast thing, it doesnt have much to do with any real reverence for italians in particular. Its the organised crime element, since organised crime DID run the east coast up until the late 1990's...even today organisations like the russian mafia still hold considerable control over events in the east coast, theyre still finding bodies of snitches out in Queens to this day. For a long time, the mob was and still is part of the culture of working-class New York and that gets portrayed in the music.