At a Glance: Name: Danu – Origin: Old Irish (mythological name, reconstructed, root scholarly disputed) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: DAH-noo
Danu is an Old Irish (mythological name, reconstructed, root scholarly disputed) girl's name. It appears in 8 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Danu
Origin: Old Irish (mythological name, reconstructed, root scholarly disputed).
A common claim: Danu is often said to mean 'mother of the gods' or 'flowing waters/river'. Actually: These are popular but unproven glosses. 'Danu' as an Irish name is a scholarly reconstruction of debated origin, not a settled 'river' or 'mother goddess' etymology.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Danu
Phonetic: DAH-noo IPA: /ˈdɑːnuː/
Popularity of Danu
Danu doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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