Given name

Dagný

“day”·“new, young”

Dagný is a feminine given name. It is used in Faroese, Icelandic, and Old Norse.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Dagný is built from elements meaning “day” and “new, young”.

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How it developed

Built from Old Norse dagr (“day”) + ný (“new, young”).

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Around the world

Dagný has relatives in 3 languages.

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