Dagmar

Gender Feminine
Usage Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, German, Czech, Slovak
Pronounced Pron. DAK-mar(German)
 DAG-mar(Czech)
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Meaning & History

From the Old Norse name Dagmær, derived from the elements dagr "day" and mær "maid". This was the name adopted by the popular Bohemian wife of the Danish king Valdemar II when they married in 1205. Her birth name was Markéta.

Related Names

DiminutivesDáša(Czech) Dáša(Slovak)
Other Languages & CulturesDagmær(Ancient Scandinavian) Dagmara(Polish)

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   strong   strange   complex   serious   nerdy  

Name Days

Czech Republic: December 20
Estonia: November 26
Sweden: September 27

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Entry updated November 16, 2019