Danny - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Danny \d(an)-ny\, also used as girl's name Danny, is a variant of Daniel (Hebrew), and the meaning of Danny is "God is my judge".

The baby name Danny sounds like Dagny, Dann, Danno, Denny and Donny. Other similar baby names are Dandy, Manny, Dabny, Danby and Lanny.

Danny is a very common first name for men (#101 out of 1220) and a slightly less common last name for both men and women (#64751 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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