Meaning and Origin
What does the name Dace mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
User Submitted Meanings
- According to a user from Latvia, the name Dace means "It is derived from the name 'Dorothea' and means 'God's gift'".
Note: ☞ In America the name is given to several related fishes of the genera Squalius Minnilus, etc. The black-nosed dace is Rhinichthys atronasus the horned dace is Semotilus corporalis. For red dace, see Redfin.
Etymology: Written also dare dart, fr. F. dard dase, dart, of German origin. Dace is for an older darce, fr. an OF. nom. darz. See Dart a javelin
- Small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body
From Old French dars, nominative form of dart (“dace”). For a similar loss of R compare bass.
- The shoal-forming fish Leuciscus leuciscus common in fast-flowing rivers in England and Wales.
- (US) Any of various related small fish of the family Cyprinidae that live in freshwater and are native to North America.
dace was also found in the following language(s): Romanian