"Date" meaning in English

See Date in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Dates [plural]
Etymology: Two main origins: * Borrowed from Marathi दाते (dāte), from Sanskrit दाता (dātā), nominative singular of दातृ (dātṛ, “giver, donor”). * Borrowed from Japanese 伊達 (Date, “a city in Hokkaido Prefecture”), a habitational surname. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mr|दाते}} Marathi दाते (dāte), {{der|en|sa|दाता}} Sanskrit दाता (dātā), {{m|sa|दातृ||giver, donor}} दातृ (dātṛ, “giver, donor”), {{root|en|sa|दा}}, {{bor|en|ja|伊達|t=a city in Hokkaido Prefecture|tr=Date}} Japanese 伊達 (Date, “a city in Hokkaido Prefecture”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Date (plural Dates)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Date-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A ghost town in Perkins County, South Dakota, United States. Categories (place): Ghost towns in South Dakota, USA, Places in South Dakota, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Date-en-name-sYURww5T Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 15 85

Inflected forms

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