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Dag (name)

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Pronunciation
  
Swedish: [dɑːg]

Language(s)
  
Norwegian, Swedish

Meaning
  
dagr (day)

Gender
  
Male

Word/name
  
Old Norse

Region of origin
  
Scandinavia

Dag is a masculine Scandinavian given name derived from the Old Norse dagr, meaning "day" (or the name of the god Dagr, a personification of the day), most commonly used in Norway and Sweden. In Sweden, September 16 is Dag's Name Day. Dag is uncommon as a surname. People with the name Dag include:

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Given name

  • Dag Terje Andersen (b. 1957), Norwegian politician
  • Dag Arnesen (b. 1950), Norwegian jazz musician
  • Dag Berggrav (1925–2003), Norwegian jurist, civil servant and sports administrator
  • Dag Bjørndalen (b. 1970), former Norwegian biathlete
  • Dag Fornæss (b. 1948), Norwegian, former speed skater
  • Dag Frøland (1945–2010), Norwegian comedian, revue artist and singer
  • Dag Gundersen (b. 1928), Norwegian linguist and lexicographer
  • Dag Hammarskjöld (1905–1961), Swedish UN General Secretary (1953-1961)
  • Dag Hartelius (b. 1955), Swedish diplomat
  • Dag Herbjørnsrud (b. 1971), Norwegian, former editor-in-chief of the Norwegian weekly news magazine Ny Tid
  • Dag Heward-Mills (b. 1963), Ghanaian Christian evangelist and author
  • Dag Ingebrigtsen (b. 1958), Norwegian musician
  • Dag Otto Lauritzen (b. 1956), Norwegian cyclist
  • Dag Alexander Olsen (b. 1989), Norwegian footballer
  • Dag Palovic (b. 1975), Slovakian Pokerstars Team Pro Member
  • Dag Erik Pedersen (b. 1959), Norwegian cyclist
  • Dag Prawitz (b. 1936), Swedish philosopher and logician
  • Dag Ringsson (? - ?), Norwegian, member of Olav Haraldsson's army at the battle of Stiklest
  • Dag Schjelderup-Ebbe (1926–2013), Norwegian musicologist, composer, music critic and biographer
  • Dag Solstad (b. 1941), Norwegian author
  • Dag Spantell (b. 1950), Norwegian singer
  • Dag Volle (1963-1998) (Denniz Pop), Swedish pop music producer
  • Dag Wennlund, (b. 1963) Swedish javelin thrower
  • Dag C. Weberg (b. 1937), Norwegian politician
  • Dag Wirén (1905 – 1986), Swedish composer

    • Nickname

  • "Dags", Daryl Somers, an Australian television personality
  • "DAG", David Alan Grier's nickname based on his initials.

    • Surname

  • Ekrem Dağ (b. 1980), Turkish football player

    • Fictional characters

  • Dag Redwing Hickory, male protagonist of Lois McMaster Bujold's series of novels "The Sharing Knife"
  • Rick "Dag" Dagless, a character on the TV series Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
  • Daggett Doofus Beaver, a cartoon character from Nickelodeon TV Series "The Angry Beavers"
  • Dag Daughtry, a character in Jack London's novel Michael, Brother of Jerry

    • References

    Dag (name) Wikipedia
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