Dean

Etymology
The surname or given name is of multiple origins, depending on context:


 * As an English surname, from.
 * Also as an English surname, from the noun . Cognate to.
 * Also as an English surname, from the personal name, a rhyming form of (see ).
 * As an surname, variant of.
 * As a Scottish surname, from in Kilmarnock, itself from the noun meaning valley.
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Proper noun

 * 1) A title afforded to a dean.
 * 2)   from  “valley”.
 * 3)   derived from the title.
 * 4) A placename:
 * 5) Any of various villages and hamlets in England: