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: Даница) is a Slavic feminine given name. The name means "morning star" and originates from the personification of the morning star (

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Slavic mythology Slavic paganism, Slavic mythology, or Slavic religion refer to the Religion, religious beliefs, myths, and ritual practices of the Slavs before Christianisation of the Slavs, Christianisation, which occurred at various stages between the 8th and ...

Notable people

* Danica Baričević (born 1972), Australian-born Croatian politician * Danica Crnogorčević, singer of ethno and religious songs and a graduate art historian from Montenegro *

Danica Krstajić Danica Krstajić (born 1 March 1987) is a Montenegrin former professional tennis player. She started her tennis career on 10 August 2003, playing for Serbia and Montenegro; and from June 2006 on, she was playing for Montenegro. Her career-hig ...

, tennis player from Montenegro * Danica Lee, American actress, best known for voicing Ming-Ming on ''

Wonder Pets! ''Wonder Pets!'' is an American animated musical children's television series produced by Little Airplane Productions. The series follows a trio of classroom pets—Linny the Guinea Pig, Turtle Tuck, and Ming-Ming Duckling—who use teamwork to ...

'' * Danica, Hereditary Princess of Serbia, Serbian graphic designer and wife of Hereditary Prince Philip *

Danica McKellar Danica McKellar (born January 3, 1975) is an American actress, mathematics writer, and education advocate. She is best known for playing Winnie Cooper in the television series ''The Wonder Years.'' McKellar has appeared in various television f ...

, American actress and mathematician, best known for her role as Winnie Cooper on the TV show ''The Wonder Years'' * Danica Milosavljevic (1925–2018), Serbian combat fighter for the Partisan forces in Yugoslavia's National Liberation War *

Danica Patrick Danica Sue Patrick (; born March 25, 1982) is an American former professional racing driver and model. She is the most successful woman in the history of American open-wheel car racing—her victory in the 2008 Indy Japan 300 is the only win ...

, American race car driver * Danica Rice, Canadian sprint kayaker *

Danica Roem Danica Anthony Roem ( ; born September 30, 1984) is an American journalist and politician who has served in the Virginia Senate since 2024. A Democrat, she represents the 30th district covering part of Prince William County including the cities ...

, American politician and journalist * Danica Seleskovitch (1921–2001), French conference interpreter, teacher and academic writer * Danica Taylor (born 2001), English television personality * Danica Thrall, English glamour model and reality television personality * Danica Wu, Canadian soccer player * Elvira Dolinar (pen name Danica, 1870–1961), Slovenian feminist writer

Fictional

* Danica Maupoissant, from the ''Forgotten Realms'' fictional world of ''Dungeons and Dragons'' *Danica Shardae, the protagonist and narrator of Amelia Atwater-Rhodes's fantasy novel ''

Hawksong ''Hawksong'' is the first in a five book series of young adult fantasy shapeshifter novels called The Kiesha'ra Series. It was written by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes and published in 2003 when the author was 19. Hawksong is Atwater-Rhodes' most critic ...

'' * Danica Talos, a vampire character from the 2004 film '' Blade: Trinity''

Notable people

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