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Dagny

Built from Old Norse dagr "day" and nyr "new", read together as "new day".

Meaning and origin

Dagny is an old Scandinavian compound name, joining the everyday Old Norse words for "day" and "new" into something like "new day".

How to pronounce Dagny

Swedish (Sweden)DAHG-new /ˈdaːɡny/

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