Overview
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." Outside of Scandinavia, Dagmar is also used in the Austria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland (Dagmara), Slovakia and Switzerland.
Nicknames
Nicknames of Dagmar are Dagie, Dagmarka, Dasha, Dáša, Digi, and Mara (in Czech); Dagi and Daggi (in German).
Notable people
Dagmar (1921–2001), American actress
Dagmar of Bohemia (1186–1212), Queen Consort of Denmark, wife of King Valdemar II of Denmark
Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar of Denmark) (1847–1928), Empress Consort of Russia and mother of Emperor Nicholas II
Princess Dagmar of Denmark (1890–1961), daughter of Frederick VIII of Denmark and his wife, Princess Louise of Sweden and Norway
Dagmar Berghoff (born 1943), German radio and television presenter, first female newsreader on German TV
Dagmar Berne (1865–1900), Australian medical doctor; first female student to study medicine in Australia
Dagmar Bláhová (born 1949), Czech actress
Dagmar Braun Celeste (born 1941), former First Lady of Ohio
Dagmar Burešová (19 October 1929 – 30 June 2018) Czech lawyer and politician
Dagmar Dahlgren (1880-1951), American singer and motion picture actress
Dagmara Domińczyk (born 1976), Polish American actress
Dagmar Freuchen-Gale (1907–1991), Danish fashion illustrator, author and editor
Dagmar Godowsky (1897–1975), American silent film actress
Dagmar Hagelin (1959–1977), Swedish-Argentinian girl who disappeared during Argentina's dirty war
Dagmar Hase (born 1969), German swimmer
Dagmar Havlová (born 1953), Czech actress and wife of former Czechoslovak President Václav Havel
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