The story behind Dag
From Old Norse dagr (“day”), with identical meaning in modern Swedish. A runic name revived since 1863.
Pronunciation
Swedish: /dɑːɡ/
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Names Similar to Dag
Björg
From Old Norse bjǫrg (“salvation”), related to bjarga (“to save”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends G
- same syllable count
- similar length
Stig
From Old Norse Stígr. A Danish name revived in Sweden since 1867.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends G
- same syllable count
- similar length
Dung
Borrowed from Vietnamese Dung. Borrowed from Vietnamese Dũng. Sino-Vietnamese word from 容.
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends G
- same syllable count
- similar length
Dũng
Sino-Vietnamese word from 勇.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends G
- same syllable count
- similar length
Dane
From Middle English Dane, from Old Norse danir or Old English Dene. Both forms ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic *daniz.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Công
Sino-Vietnamese word from 公. Sino-Vietnamese word from 功.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends G
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Dag
Airi
Invented at the end of the 19th century, either from airut (“herald”), or from place names like Airisto, Airikka (both also found as surnames), Airiselkä, at least some of them…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Àlvar
Borrowed from Old Norse Alfarr, from alfr (“elf”) + herr (“army”). Cognate to Swedish Alvar and Spanish Álvaro.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Arnar
From Old Norse Arnar.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Dag
Aake
From Old Norse Áki, probably via Old Swedish [Term?] or Old Danish [Term?]. It has also been used as a nickname for several names beginning with A, such as Aarne, Akseli,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Airi
Invented at the end of the 19th century, either from airut (“herald”), or from place names like Airisto, Airikka (both also found as surnames), Airiselkä, at least some of them…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Åke
From Old Norse Áki, diminutive of Proto-Norse *ᚨᚾᚢᛉ (*anuʀ, “ancestor”), from Proto-Germanic *anô (as in the first part of the name Olaf). By folk etymology sometimes…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length