Dag - name meaning and origin

The boy's name Dag \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 a very rare male first name and is not used as a surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Dag. Compare Dag with related baby names.