Dagmar (given name)

Dagmar
GenderFemale and Male
Origin
Word/nameOld Norse
Old Saxon
Meaningdagr (day)
mær (maid)
mari (famous)
Region of originScandinavia
Germany
Other names
Related namesDragomira

Dagmar is a Scandinavian given name. It is usually female (but occasionally also male). The name derives from the Old Norse name (Dagmær), dagr meaning "day", and mær meaning "daughter", "mother" and "maiden" (or mari meaning "famous" and "powerful" in Old Saxon). Outside of Scandinavia, Dagmar is also used in Austria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland (Dagmara), Slovakia and Switzerland.


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