Dét

given name · Latin script

Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published

Dét is a given name written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States. Recorded meaning: The name of the Latin-script letter Z/z.

United States (inferred from the name graph)

no count published

Sources
15 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Spellings & scripts(measured from records)

6 other spellings are counted as the same name:

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin(measured from records)

The name of the Latin-script letter Z/z.

Sources 1

  • kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Attested across 2 languages in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Dét counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Where Dét is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
US United States—67—15
IN India—19—3
NL Netherlands—11—3
FR France—3—1

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; Instate — India surnames (clean spellings) from electoral rolls; Meertens NVB — Nederlandse Voornamenbank (all-time BRP bearer counts, 2018); INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Dét is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • French surname3 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Senegal

    Also written D'Et, Det

  • a separate name6 spellings in the group

    Also written Dët, Dēt, Dệt, Det

  • a separate name2 spellings in the group

    Also written Det

1 further group record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses(measured from records)

Dét is also recorded in 2 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

  • In Lao, taj ‘strict, resolute. - ean adj., adv. resolute(ly); strigt(ly); unquestioning(ly); ‘absolute(ly). - ‘aja adj., adv. resolute(ly); determined(ly); wholehearted(ly)... 2 tna v. pluck, nip, pinch off, Black (asa flower). n = ~ "nonu. pick flowers. — 0N v. pick vegetables. — 99 v. n. pick.: 3 tan adj. excellent. 4 v "CON n. strong Lao alcoholic drink

    as a wordLao-English Dictionary

  • In sga, tooth

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Evidence(measured from records)

No register attests this spelling yet

None of the official registers or reference works in our corpus lists Dét under this spelling. The statistics on this page rest on person records, and the related names are inferred from the name graph.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Dét mean, and where does it come from?
The name of the Latin-script letter Z/z. Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).
Is Dét a male or female name?
Dét is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.
In which country does Dét have the most bearers?
Dét is most frequently recorded in the United States.

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curl https://api.mondonomo.ai/api/v1/name-graph/d%C3%A9t

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Dét”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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