"Dec" meaning in English

See Dec in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Decs [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of Declan. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|Declan}} Clipping of Declan Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Dec (plural Decs)
  1. A diminutive of the male given name Declan. Categories (topical): English diminutives of male given names, English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Dec-en-name-wxsJAN4J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Swahili translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 64 10 13 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 70 8 11 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Swahili translations: 91 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Dec
  1. Abbreviation of December. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: December Translations (abbreviation of December): des. (Catalan), déc. (French), dez [masculine] (Portuguese), Dùbh (Scottish Gaelic), Des (Swahili)
    Sense id: en-Dec-en-name-cr0n8mHf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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