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Girl · Lithuanian (uncertain)
Danutė
Say it: dah-NOO-tay
Meaning
Name of a daughter of Kęstutis who married into the Masovian ducal family; its origin is uncertain.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Widely given in Lithuania and Poland in the mid-20th century, rare now.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 11 babies given this name since 1952
- At its height in 1952, about 1 in 309,100 girls
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Polish | Danuta |
|---|
Famous bearers
- Danutė (Anna), daughter of Kęstutis and duchess of Masovia
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Where this comes from
- Royal and noble genealogies
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.