Dag is a masculine

Scandinavia Scandinavia; Sámi languages: /. ( ) is a subregion in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. In English usage, ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and Swe ...

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...

derived from the

Old Norse Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and their overseas settlemen ...

''dagr'', meaning "day" (or the name of the god

Dagr Dagr (Old Norse: , "day")Lindow (2001:91). is the divine personification of the day in Norse mythology. He appears in the ''Poetic Edda'', compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the ''Prose Edda'', written in the 13th ...

, a personification of the day), most commonly used in

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...

and Sweden. In Sweden, September 16 is Dag's

Name Day In Christianity, a name day is a tradition in many countries of Europe and the Americas, among other parts of Christendom. It consists of celebrating a day of the year that is associated with one's baptismal name, which is normatively that of a ...

. Dag is uncommon as a surname. People with the name Dag include:

Given name

Dag Terje Andersen Dag Terje Andersen (born 27 May 1957 in Frogn, Akershus) is a Norwegian politician for the Norwegian Labour Party. In addition to professional politics he has worked at a steel mill and as a lumberjack, something that has given him a reputation fo ...

(b. 1957), Norwegian politician *

Dag Arnesen Dag Syver Arnesen (born 3 May 1950) is a Norwegian jazz pianist with a series of album releases. Career Arnesen was born in Bergen, and studied classical piano under Jiri Hlinka at the Bergen Music Conservatory and got a commitment by Den ...

(b. 1950), Norwegian jazz musician *

Dag Arvas Rear Admiral Dag Gustaf Christer Arvas (22 September 1913 – 1 February 2004) was a Swedish Navy officer. Arvas senior commands include Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, Chief of the Coastal Fleet and Chief of the Military Office of the Mini ...

(1913–2004), Swedish Navy rear admiral * Dag Berggrav (1925–2003), Norwegian jurist, civil servant and sports administrator * Dag Bjørndalen (b. 1970), former Norwegian biathlete * Dag Fornæss (b. 1948), Norwegian, former speed skater *

Dag Frøland Dag Frøland (16 September 1945 – 26 January 2010) was a Norwegian comedian, revue artist and singer, who was best known for his countless impersonations and variety shows in Oslo during the 1970s and 1980s. Early life Frøland was born in ...

(1945–2010), Norwegian comedian, revue artist and singer * Dag Gundersen (1928–2016), Norwegian linguist and lexicographer *

Dag Hammarskjöld Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld ( , ; 29 July 1905 – 18 September 1961) was a Swedish economist and diplomat who served as the second Secretary-General of the United Nations from April 1953 until his death in a plane crash in September 196 ...

(1905–1961), Swedish UN General Secretary (1953–1961) *

Dag Hartelius Dag Hartelius (born 8 November 1955 in Härnösand) is a Swedish diplomat and the former Director-General of The National Defence Radio Establishment, assuming office 1 November 2013, and leaving office June 2019. In September 2019, he became th ...

(b. 1955), Swedish diplomat *

Dag Herbjørnsrud Dag Herbjørnsrud (born 1971) is a historian of ideas, author, a former editor-in-chief, and a founder of Center for Global and Comparative History of Ideas ( Senter for global og komparativ idéhistorie, SGOKI) in Oslo. His writings have been publ ...

(b. 1971), Norwegian, former editor-in-chief of the Norwegian weekly news magazine ''Ny Tid'' *

Dag Heward-Mills Dag Heward-Mills (born 14 May 1963) is an evangelist, pastor, author, and conference speaker based in Accra, Ghana. He is the founder and presiding Bishop of the United Denominations Originating from the Lighthouse Group of Churches (UD-OLGC), ...

(b. 1963), Ghanaian Christian evangelist and author *

Dag Ingebrigtsen Dag Ingebrigtsen (born 12 December 1958) is a Norwegian musician who had his debut in 1977 with the group Subway Suck. Ingebrigtsen was born in Trondheim, Norway. He got his breakthrough in 1980 with the rock band The Kids, who had the hit "For ...

(b. 1958), Norwegian musician *

Dag Juhlin Dag, or variant forms, may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''DAG'' (American TV series), 2000–2001 * ''Dag'' (Norwegian TV series), 2010–2015 * ''DAG'' (newspaper), a former free Dutch newspaper * DAG (band), an American funk band * D ...

(b. 1962), American musician *

Dag Larsson Dag Olov Larsson (born 1960) is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he represented Stockholm Municipality between September 2018 and June 2022. Larsson is th ...

(born 1960), Swedish politician *

Dag Otto Lauritzen Dag Otto Lauritzen (born 12 September 1956) is a Norwegian television personality and retired professional cyclist. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles he won a bronze medal in the individual road race. He was the first Norwegian to win ...

(b. 1956), Norwegian cyclist *

Dag Alexander Olsen Dag Alexander Olsen (born 9 September 1989) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Gjøvik-Lyn. Club career After finishing his graduation in Tottenham Hotspur's youth setup, Olsen signed with Valencia CF. ...

(b. 1989), Norwegian footballer *

Dag Palovic Dag Palovič (born 4 January 1975, in Bratislava) is a Slovak writer, former professional poker player, businessman, radio speaker and TV moderator. Since 1 January 2011 until 31 December 2013, he was a member of PokerStars Team Pro, first and ...

(b. 1975), Slovakian Pokerstars Team Pro Member *

Dag Erik Pedersen Dag Erik Pedersen (born 6 June 1959) is a retired Norwegian road racing cyclist with a long career as professional. He won 3 stages in the Giro d'Italia and he came 4th in the Road race in the 1981 World Championship. He was a member of Birkenes ...

(b. 1959), Norwegian cyclist *

Dag Prawitz Dag Prawitz (born 1936, Stockholm) is a Swedish philosopher and logician. He is best known for his work on proof theory and the foundations of natural deduction. Prawitz is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, of the Roya ...

(b. 1936), Swedish philosopher and logician * Dag Ringsson (?–?), Norwegian, member of Olav Haraldsson's army at the battle of Stiklest *

Dag Schjelderup-Ebbe Dag Schjelderup-Ebbe (10 December 1926 – 1 February 2013) was a Norwegian musicologist, composer, music critic and biographer. He was a lecturer at the University of Oslo for thirty years, from 1973 with the title of professor. His research mainl ...

(1926–2013), Norwegian musicologist, composer, music critic and biographer *

Dag Solstad Dag Solstad (born 16 July 1941) is a Norwegian novelist, short-story writer, and dramatist whose work has been translated into 20 languages. He has written nearly 30 books and is the only author to have received the Norwegian Literary Critic ...

(b. 1941), Norwegian author *

Dag Spantell Dag Spantell (born March 24, 1950 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian singer who was at his most popular in the 1970s. At the age of twelve he was inspired by The Shadows to start his own instrumental band called ''Beatboys'', where he played rhyth ...

(b. 1950), Norwegian singer * Dag Volle (1963–1998) (

Denniz Pop Dag Krister Volle (26 April 1963 – 30 August 1998), better known as Denniz Pop (stylized ''Denniz PoP''), was a Swedish DJ, music producer, and songwriter. He co-founded the recording studio Cheiron Studios in Stockholm in 1992. Life and ca ...

), Swedish pop music producer *

Dag Wennlund Dag Bengt Wennlund (born 6 October 1963 in Mariestad, Västra Götaland) is a retired javelin thrower from Sweden, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympi ...

, (b. 1963) Swedish javelin thrower * Dag C. Weberg (b. 1937), Norwegian politician *

Dag Wirén Dag Ivar Wirén (15 October 1905 – 19 April 1986) was a Swedish composer. Life Wirén was born at Striberg near Nora. His father had a roller blind factory, and there were various musical activities in the family home; he took piano lessons, ...

(1905–1986), Swedish composer

Nickname

* "Dags",

Daryl Somers Daryl Paul Somers (né Schulz; 6 August 1951) is an Australian television personality and musician, and a triple Gold Logie award-winner. He rose to national fame as the host and executive producer of the long-running comedy-variety program '' ...

, an Australian television personality * "DAG", David Alan Grier's nickname based on his initials.

Surname

Burcu Dağ Burcu Dağ (born June 28, 1981) is a Turkish female para-archer competing in the women's Compound bow Standing event. She began with archery in 2011. She shoots right-handed. Dağ won a gold medal in the individual and another gold medal in th ...

(born 1981), Turkish para-archer * Ekrem Dağ (born 1980), Turkish football player *

Şevket Dağ Şevket Dağ (1876, Istanbul - 1944, Istanbul) was a Turkish painter, art teacher and politician. Although he painted in a wide variety of genres, he is perhaps best remembered for his interior portraits of major historical structures. Biograp ...

(born 1876), Turkish artist and politician

Fictional characters

* Dag Redwing Hickory, male protagonist of

Lois McMaster Bujold Lois McMaster Bujold ( ; born November 2, 1949) is an American speculative fiction writer. She is an acclaimed writer, having won the Hugo Award for best novel four times, matching Robert A. Heinlein's record (not counting his Retro Hugos). Her n ...

's series of novels "The Sharing Knife" * Rick "Dag" Dagless, a character on the TV series ''Garth Marenghi's Darkplace'' * Daggett Doofus Beaver, a cartoon character from Nickelodeon TV Series "

The Angry Beavers ''The Angry Beavers'' is an American animated television series created by Mitch Schauer for Nickelodeon. The series revolves around Norbert and Daggett Beaver, two young beaver brothers who have moved out of their parents' home to become bache ...

" * Dag Daughtry, a character in Jack London's novel '' Michael, Brother of Jerry'' *The Dag, a character in the 2015 film Mad Max: Fury Road * Dag, the main antagonist of Barnyard

References

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