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Danica
Say it: DAH-nee-tsah
Meaning
South Slavic danica 'morning star', the planet Venus, from dan 'day'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Used since the 19th century and the title of the first Croatian literary paper, Danica (1835).
Its wave through time
Most used in the 2000s
In the United States
- 15,694 babies given this name since 1916
- At its height in 2007, about 1 in 1,700 girls
- 202 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Даница
| Slovak | Danica |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Danitsa |
Famous bearers
- Danica Marković, Serbian poet
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Where this comes from
- 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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