Girl · Slavic, through Danish
Dagmar
Say it: DAHG-mar
Meaning
Usually explained as the Danish form of the Slavic name Dragomir(a), 'precious peace'; the popular Danish reading 'day maiden' (dag + mær) is a folk etymology.
Disputedsharp disagreement, or a popular meaning that is not supported.
Beloved in Danish ballads after the early 13th-century queen and revived in the 19th century.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1890s
In the United States
- 1,591 babies given this name since 1883
- At its height in 1895, about 1 in 9,700 girls
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
| Czech | Dragomira |
|---|---|
| Danish | Dagmar |
| Slovak | Dagmar |
| German | Dagmar |
Famous bearers
- Queen Dagmar, Bohemian-born wife of Valdemar II of Denmark
- Dagmar of Denmark, Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia
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Where this comes from
- Royal and noble genealogies
- Well-known works of literature
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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