Dean

Common first name

Dean is an English given name, originally a surname for someone who lived near a valley or worked for a church dean.

It gained popularity as a first name in the twentieth century: Dean Martin, James Dean.

Dean called to say he'd be late. (Lowercase dean is an administrative title.)

name

rebel

Authority defier

  • HollywoodAmerican film industry center
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  • MartinLatin-rooted masculine name

Winchester · Supernatural · surname · given name · Howard · Jeff · Dizzy · Jimmy · celebrity · actor

academic

university

Higher education institution

admissions · tenure · professor · campus · students · administration · graduate · undergraduate · scholarship · department

religious

cathedral

Bishop's principal church

  • clergyOrdained religious officials collectively
  • bishopDiocesan clergy head
  • AnglicanChurch of England member

Episcopal · chapter · vestry · parish · ecclesiastical · canon · archdeacon · vicar · diocese · ordination

administrative

head

Uppermost body part

overseer · supervisor · senior · authority · office · appointment · hierarchy · executive · management · committee

Categories
Opposites
academic hierarchy

Deanfreshman

First-year student

undergraduate · student · adjunct · teaching assistant · graduate student

institutional role

Deanstudent

One formally enrolled somewhere

undergrad · freshman · pupil · advisee · enrollee

cultural persona

Deansquare

Rhombus with right angles

conformist · Pat Boone · company man · straight arrow · organization man

Phrases
Family

deans, deanship

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G