At a Glance: Name: Dagmar – Meaning: day maiden (day + maiden/daughter) – Origin: Old Norse/Scandinavian – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: DAG-mar
Dagmar is an Old Norse/Scandinavian unisex name meaning “day maiden (day + maiden/daughter)”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Dagmar
Meaning: Day maiden (day + maiden/daughter).
Origin: Old Norse/Scandinavian.
A common claim: Day's glory / glory of the Danes Actually: Wikipedia traces it to Old Norse Dagmaer — dagr ('day') plus maer ('maiden/daughter') — with no element meaning 'glory' or referring to the Danes.
Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.
How to Pronounce Dagmar
Phonetic: DAG-mar IPA: /ˈdæɡmɑːr/
Popularity of Dagmar
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1883–2019.
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