Dagný

See also: Dagny

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse Dagný.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtaknʊiː/

Proper noun

Dagný f

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

  • son of Dagný: Dagnýarson
  • daughter of Dagný: Dagnýardóttir

Declension

singular
indefinite
nominative Dagný
accusative Dagný
dative Dagný
genitive Dagnýar

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Dagný.

Proper noun

Dagný f (proper noun, genitive singular Dagnýjar)

  1. a female given name

Declension

Declension of Dagný (sg-only feminine, based on -ný)
indefinite singular
nominative Dagný
accusative Dagnýju
dative Dagnýju
genitive Dagnýjar

Old Norse

Etymology

From dagr (“day”) +‎ ný (“new, young”), the female form of the adjective nýr.

Proper noun

Dagný f

  1. a female given name

Descendants

  • Danish: Dagny
  • Faroese: Dagný
  • Icelandic: Dagný
  • Norwegian: Dagny
  • Swedish: Dagny

Further reading

  • Eivind Vågslid, Norderlendske fyrenamn, 1988, →ISBN
  • Roland Otterbjörk, Svenska förnamn, Stockholm 1964
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