Dag - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Dag \

is pronounced dag. It is of Scandinavian origin, and its meaning is "daylight". Mythology: the son of Night who brought the daylight as he rode his horse around the earth. U.N. Secretary-General and Nobel Peace Prize winner Dag Hammarskjöld.

Dag has 4 variant forms: Daeg, Dagget, Daggett and Dagny.

For more information, see also the related name Dack.

Baby names that sound like Dag are Dago and Doug.

Dag is an uncommon first name for men and an equally uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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