Dagny is a

Scandinavia Scandinavia is a subregion#Europe, subregion of northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. It can sometimes also ...

n feminine given name of Norwegian origin. Alternate forms include Dagna, Dagne and the Latvian form Dagnija. It is derived from the combination of the

Old Norse Old Norse, also referred to as Old Nordic or Old Scandinavian, was a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants ...

words 'day' and 'new'. While appearing in Norse mythology, it had virtually fallen out of use for centuries, and was revived at the second half of the 19th century. This is attributed either to a character of that name in

Henrik Ibsen Henrik Johan Ibsen (; ; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright, poet and actor. Ibsen is considered the world's pre-eminent dramatist of the 19th century and is often referred to as "the father of modern drama." He pioneered ...

’s 1857 play " The Vikings of Helgeland" or more likely to the popularity of '' Dagny'', a Scandinavian women's magazine founded in 1886. The name was at its most common in Scandinavia in the early to mid 20th century. Notable people with the name include: *

Dagný Brynjarsdóttir Dagný Brynjarsdóttir (; born 10 August 1991) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays for West Ham United in the FA Women's Super League and the Iceland national team. She previously played for Bayern Munich, Portland Thorns, S ...

, Icelandic soccer player *

Dagny Carlsson Dagny Valborg Carlsson (, 8 May 1912 – 24 March 2022) was a Swedish blogger and influencer. Biography Life and blogging Carlsson, who called herself "Bojan" (a diminutive variant of Valborg) on her blog, started working as a seamstress at a f ...

, Swedish blogger * Dagny Hald, Norwegian ceramist and illustrator * Dagny Haraldsen, mother of

Queen Sonja of Norway Sonja (born Sonja Haraldsen; 4 July 1937) is Queen of Norway as the wife of King Harald V. Sonja and the then Crown Prince Harald had dated for nine years prior to their marriage in 1968. They had kept their relationship a secret due to the ...

* Dagny Hultgreen, American TV personality of Norwegian heritage *

Dagny Jørgensen Dagny Jørgensen (born 22 March 1929) is a Norwegian alpine skier. She was born in Asker, represented Asker SK, and is the sister of Inger Jørgensen. She participated at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most ...

, Norwegian alpine skier * Dagny Johnson, American environmentalist activist in Florida * Dagny Juel, Norwegian writer * Dagny Knutson, American swimmer of Norwegian heritage *

Dagny Lind Dagny Lind (7 November 1902 – 13 January 1992) was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in 15 films between 1923 and 1977. Filmography References External links * 1902 births 1992 deaths Swedish film actresses Swedish silent f ...

, Swedish film actress *

Dagny Mellgren Dagny Mellgren Haugland (; born 19 June 1978) from Ålgård is a former Norwegian footballer. Career She retired in December 2005 while playing for Klepp. She has also played for Boston Breakers, in the WUSA. She scored the golden goal in the ...

, Norwegian footballer * Dagny Norvoll Sandvik, Norwegian vocalist *

Dagny Servaes Dagny Servaes (10 March 1894 – 10 July 1961) was a German-Austrian stage and film actress. In the theatre she appeared in the productions of Max ReinhardtStyan p.89 and Berthold Brecht. Servaes appeared in around sixty films during her career, ...

(1894–1961), German-Austrian actress * Dagný Skúladóttir, Icelandic handball player *

Dagnija Staķe Dagnija Staķe (born 3 September 1951, Vietalva parish) is a Latvian politician ( Latvian Farmers' Union) and the Minister of Regional Development and Local Governments of Latvia from 13 May to 3 November 2010. References 1951 births L ...

, Latvian politician *

Dagny Tande Lid Dagny Tande Lid (25 May 1903 – 28 January 1998) was a Norwegian painter, illustrator and poet. She is most noted for her drawings of plants and is known for her own illustrated poetry collections and for her botanical illustrations of Norwegia ...

, Norwegian painter, illustrator and poet

Fictional characters

*''Dagny'', Ørnulv's daughter, fictional character in '' The Vikings of Helgeland'' * Dagny Taggart, fictional character in

Ayn Rand Alice O'Connor (born Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum; , 1905March 6, 1982), better known by her pen name Ayn Rand (), was a Russian-born American writer and philosopher. She is known for her fiction and for developing a philosophical system which s ...

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Atlas Shrugged ''Atlas Shrugged'' is a 1957 novel by Ayn Rand. It is her longest novel, the fourth and final one published during her lifetime, and the one she considered her ''magnum opus'' in the realm of fiction writing. She described the theme of ''Atlas ...

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