Given name & surname
Danko
“God is my judge”
Danko is a variant of Daniel. Daniel means “God is my judge” in Hebrew.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Danko is a variant of Daniel. Daniel means “God is my judge” in Hebrew.
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Where it comes from
Danko is a variant of Daniel. Daniel is a Hebrew biblical name used in Jewish naming traditions and in languages including English, French, German, Polish, and Czech.
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How it developed
Danko is a variant of Daniel. The shared background comes through Daniel: Daniel’s Hebrew meaning has remained closely tied to its biblical identity. In Ireland, Daniel has also served as an English-language substitute for Gaelic Domhnall, a separate historical use.
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The story
Danko is a variant of Daniel. The history of Daniel gives this family its wider story. The biblical Daniel is remembered for interpreting dreams and surviving the lions’ den. His story was a favourite subject of medieval miracle plays, giving the name a life in performance as well as scripture.
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Danko’s family of names
In Slovak usage, Danko is a diminutive of DANO. Danko has a related form in Daniel. In Ukrainian usage, Danko as a surname is a transliteration of Данко.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Danko
- Danko LazovićSerbian footballer and administratorborn 1983
- Danko CvjetićaninCroatian basketball player (born 1963)
- Danko MarinelliCroatian alpine skierborn 1987
- Danko GrlićCroatian philosopher (1923–1984)
- Danko BrankovićCroatian basketball player (born 2000)
- Danko Ljuštinaactorborn 1952
- Danko BoškovićGerman footballerborn 1982
- Danko PopovićSerbian writer1928–2009
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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