Ekuqaleni, igama elithi Great Dane lalisetshenziselwa ukuchaza izinja ezinkulu nezinamandla ngokujwayelekile, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ziluphi uhlobo lwazo. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, amagama amisiwe ezinhlobo ezahlukene zezinja avela kuleli gama elihlangene. Ngo-1878, ikomidi lamajaji nabafuyi eBerlin lahlanganisa eziningana zalezi zinhlobo ngaphansi kwegama elihlangene elithi Great Dane futhi labeka isisekelo sezimpawu zohlobo kanye nemithetho yokuzalanisa yeGreat Dane okokuqala ngqa. Izindinganiso zokuqala eziyisibopho zasungulwa ngo-1880. Imvelaphi yofuzo ye-Great Dane ilele ezinjeni ze-Bullenbeisser kanye nama-hatzrüden nama-Saupackers asetshenziswa njengezinja zokuzingela, ezibonisa zombili izici ze-sighthound kanye ne-English mastiff.
Ngezansi uzothola ama-tattoos wenja ye-Great Dane eyi-10: