Dean 66775 223145383 2008-07-02T19:40:10Z Thijs!bot 1392310 robot Modifying: [[pt:Dean]] '''Dean''', from the Late Latin ''decanus'' (chief of ten) is a title given to the holder of senior positions in various fields. Although not overly common, Dean is also a first name and surname. {{wiktionarypar|dean}} The title may refer to: * [[Dean (religion)]], persons in certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy. * [[Dean (education)]], the head of a division, faculty, college, or school in a university. * The head of the [[Faculty of Advocates]] in Scottish law. * [[Dean Foods]], a dairy processor in Dallas, Texas * [[Dean Guitars]], manufacturer of guitars and mandolins. The title is also given less formally to the longest-serving member of certain groups, as: * [[Dean of the Diplomatic Corps]], the most senior ambassador in a country's diplomatic corps. * [[Dean of the House]], the most senior member of a country's legislature. ==Placenames== '''Dean''' may also be a placename, such as: *[[Dean, Bedfordshire]], England *[[Dean, Cheshire]], England *[[Dean, Cumbria]], England *[[Dean, Devon]], England *[[Dean, Dorset]], England *[[Dean, Edinburgh]], Scotland *[[Dean, Hampshire]], England *[[Dean, Lancashire]], England *[[Dean, Nova Scotia]], Canada *[[Dean, Oxfordshire]], England *[[Dean, Pennsylvania]], USA *[[Dean, Somerset]], England *[[Dean, Texas]], USA *[[Forest of Dean|Dean,The Forest of]], England *[[De'an County]], in Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China ==Surname== *see [[Dean (surname)]] ==Given name== {{Infobox Given Name Revised | name = Dean | image= | imagesize= | caption= | pronunciation= | gender = | meaning = | region = | origin = | related names = | footnotes = }} * [[Dean Acheson]], American statesman and lawyer * [[Dean Martin]], American entertainer * [[Dean Obeidallah]] * [[Dean Rusk]], U.S. Secretary of State * [[Dean Smith]] * [[Dean Ween]], of the alternative rock group [[Ween]] * [[Dean Geyer]], Australian singer/actor ==Hurricanes== '''Dean''' is also used as a name for hurricanes and tropical storms, see: * [[Tropical Storm Dean]] (various years) * [[Hurricane Dean]] (2007) {{disambig}} [[Category:Disambiguation pages in need of being split]] [[de:Dekan]] [[es:Decano]] [[eo:Dekano]] [[fr:Doyen]] [[it:Decano]] [[ja:ディーン]] [[pt:Dean]] [[sl:Dekan]] [[sv:Dekan]]