Dagmar (given name)
| Dagmar | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Old Norse |
| Meaning | dagr (day), mær (maid) |
| Region of origin | Scandinavia, Germany |
Dagmar is a feminine Scandinavian given name, also used in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland (Dagmara), The Netherlands, Estonia and Germany, derived from the Old Norse name (Dagmær), dagr meaning "day", and mær meaning "daughter," "mother" and "maiden."
Nicknames of Dagmar are Dagie, Dagmarka, Dasha, Dáša, Digi, and Mara (in Czech); Dagi and Daggi (in German).
People with the given name include:
- Dagmar of Bohemia (1186–1212), Queen Consort of Denmark, wife of King Valdemar II of Denmark
- Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar of Denmark) (1847–1928), Empress Consort of Russia and mother of Emperor Nicholas II
- Princess Dagmar of Denmark (1890–1961), daughter of Frederick VIII of Denmark and his wife, Princess Louise of Sweden and Norway
- Dagmar Berne (1865–1900), Australian medical doctor; first female student to study medicine in Australia
- Dagmar Bláhová, (born 1949) Czech actress
- Dagmar Braun Celeste (born 1941), former First Lady of Ohio
- Dagmar Dahlgren (1880-1951), American singer and motion picture actress
- Dagmara Dominczyk, Polish American actress
- Dagmar Freuchen-Gale (1907–1991), Danish fashion illustrator, author and editor
- Dagmar Godowsky (1897–1975), American silent film actress
- Dagmar Hagelin (1959–1977), Swedish-Argentinian girl who disappeared during Argentina's dirty war
- Dagmar Hase (born 1969), German swimmer
- Dagmar Havlová (born 1953), Czech actress and wife of former Czechoslovak President Václav Havel
- Dagmar Holst, rower for East Germany in the 1960s
- Dagmar Hülsenberg (born 1940), German materials scientist and university professor
- Dagmar Kersten (born 1970), German gymnast
- Dagmar Koller (born 1939), Austrian actress and singer
- Dagmar Krause (born 1950), German singer
- Dagmar Lahlum (1922–1999), Norwegian resistance fighter during World War II
- Dagmar Lassander (born 1943), German actress
- Dagmar Lerchová (1930–2017), Czechoslovakian figure skater
- Dagmar Lurz (born 1959), German figure skater
- Dagmar Midcap (born 1969), Canadian media personality
- Dagmar Möller (1866-1956), Swedish opera singer and teacher
- Dagmar Neubauer (born 1962), German sprinter
- Dagmar Nordstrom (1903–1976), American composer, pianist, singer
- Dagmar Oakland (1893–1989), American actress
- Dagmar Oja (born 1981), Estonian singer and actress
- Dagmar Overbye (1883–1929), Danish child murderer and serial killer
- Dagmar Rivera (born 1955), known as Dagmar (Puerto Rico entertainer), television host, comedian and singer
- Dagmar Roth-Behrendt (born 1953), German politician
- Dagmar Salén (1901–1980), Swedish sailor, first Swedish woman to win an Olympic medal in sailing
- Dagmar Švubová (born 1958), Czechoslovak cross country skier
- Dagmar Wöhrl (born 1954), German politician
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