Dass as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Dass

What is the meaning of the name Dass ?

The baby name Dass is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /dɑːs/ (daas) or /dæs/ (dass).

Dass is Sanskrit in Origin.

Dass is a South Asian name from Sanskrit dāsa “servant, devotee,” often interpreted as “servant of God.” Used across Indo‑Aryan and Dravidian languages as both given name and surname, it appears as Das, Dass, Dasa, Dash (Odia), and Doss (South Indian/Anglicized). The element often forms theophoric compounds - Haridas, Ramdas, Mohandas, Devdas - or stands alone to express humility and religious devotion. In Bengali, Assamese, Punjabi, and Hindi contexts, it is a long‑established hereditary surname.

Embedded in the Bhakti tradition and common among Hindu communities, it also occurs among some Sikhs (e.g., martyrs Bhai Mati Das and Sati Das). As a modern given name, Dass is uncommon but used in the Indian diaspora and English-speaking settings, usually masculine but occasionally unisex. Unrelated homonymous surnames also exist in Scandinavia (cf. Norwegian poet-priest Petter Dass).