Dagný

See also: Dagny

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse Dagný.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtaknʊiː/

Proper noun

Dagný f

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

Old Norse

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Dagný f

A female given name.

Descendants

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

References

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

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