Dagny

Dagny is a Scandinavian feminine given name of Norwegian origin. Alternate forms include Dagna, Dagne and the Latvian form Dagnija.
It is derived from the combination of the Old Norse words "dagr" - "day" and "ný" "new." While appearing in Norse mythology, it had virtually fallen out of use for centuries, and was revived at the second half of the 19th century. This is attributed either to a character of that name in Henrik Ibsen’s 1857 play "The Vikings of Helgeland" or more likely to the popularity of Dagny, a Scandinavian Women's magazine founded in 1886. In any case, it was at its most common in Scandinavia in the early to mid 20th century.
Notable people with the name include:
Dagný Brynjarsdóttir, Icelandic soccer player
Dagny Hald, Norwegian ceramist and illustrator
Dagny Haraldsen, mother of Queen Sonja of Norway
Dagny Hultgreen, American TV personality of Norwegian heritage
Dagny Jørgensen, Norwegian alpine skier
Dagny Johnson, American environmentalist activist in Florida
Dagny Juel, Norwegian writer
Dagny Knutson, American swimmer of Norwegian heritage
Dagny Lind, Swedish film actress
Dagny Mellgren, Norwegian footballer
Dagny Norvoll Sandvik, Norwegian vocalist
Dagný Skúladóttir, Icelandic handball player
Dagny Taggart, fictional character in Atlas Shrugged
Dagny Tande Lid, Norwegian painter, illustrator and poet
Dagny, Ørnulv's daughter, fictional character in The Vikings of Helgeland
Dagna Mae Ludlow, Painter, Designer, Thieves of Tower
Dagnija Staķe, Latvian politician

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From the Old Norse name Dagny, derived from the elements dagr (day) and ny (new). Means: new day.

Popularity	Name	Birth Year	Description
1	Dagny Hultgreen		American actress
2	Dagny Norvoll Sandvik	1990
3	Dagny Dewath	1981	German film actor and stage actor
4	Dagny Juel	1867	Norwegian artists' model
5	Dagny Ros Asmundsdottir
6	Dagny Knutson	1992	Swimmer
7	Dagny Servaes	1894	German-Austrian actress
8	Dagny Mellgren	1978	Association footballer
9	Dagny Haraldsen	1898
10	Dagny Tande Lid	1903	Norwegian artist and poet
11	Dagny Lind	1902	Swedish actress
12	Dagny Bang	1868	Norwegian physician
13	Dagny Backer Johnsen	1992
14	Dagny Sunnanå Hausken	1963
15	Dagny Carlsson	1912
16	Dagny Hald	1936	Norwegian artist
17	Dagny Jørgensen	1929	Norwegian alpine skier
18	Dagny Bjørnson Sautreau	1876
19	Dagny Holm	1955	Norwegian translator
20	Dagny Berger	1903
21	Dagny Karoline Lien	1901	Norwegian missionary
22	Dagny Gräsbeck	1898
23	Dagny Sibblund	1917
24	Dagny Henschen	1885	Swedish translator
25	Dagny Schjelderup	1890	Norwegian singer
26	Dagny Cassel	1908	Swedish painter
27	Dagny Stenius	1893	Swedish actress
28	Dagny Flodin-Segerstråle	1911
29	Dagny Skarseth	1874	Norwegian singer
30	Dagny Gulbrandsen	1897	Norwegian missionary
31	Dagny Sjølander	1889	Norwegian politician
32	Dagny Mordt	1859
33	Dagny Fagerheim Nilsen	1910	Norwegian writer (1910-1997)