Dag (name)

For other uses, see Dag.

Dag is a masculine Norwegian given name derived from the Old Norse dagr, meaning "day". It is also common in other Scandinavian countries. In Sweden, September 16 is Dag's Name Day. Dag is uncommon as a surname. People with the name Dag include:^[1]

Given name

Dag
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/Name	Old Norse
Meaning	dagr (day)
Region of origin	Norwegian

• Dag Terje Andersen (b. 1957), Norwegian politician
• Dag Bjørndalen (b. 1970), former Norwegian biathlete
• Dag Fornæss (b. 1948), Norwegian, former speed skater
• Dag Luther Gooch (b. 1970), American video artist, writer and musician; founding member of the band Otasco
• Dag Hammarskjöld, Swedish UN General Secretary (1953-1961)
• Dag Herbjørnsrud (b. 1971), Norwegian, former editor-in-chief of the Norwegian weekly news magazine "Ny Tid"
• Dag Ingebrigtsen (b. 1958), Norwegian musician
• Dag Otto Lauritzen (b. 1956), Norwegian cyclist
• Dag Michael Gregory Peak (b. 1971), American technology personality
• Dag Erik Pedersen (b. 1959), Norwegian cyclist
• Dag Prawitz (b. 1936), Swedish philosopher and logician
• Dag Ringsson (? - ?), Norwegian, member of Olav Haraldsson's army at the battle of Stiklestad
• Dag Solstad (b. 1941), Norwegian author
• Dag Spantell (b. 1950), Norwegian singer
• Dag Volle (1963-1998) (Denniz Pop), Swedish pop music producer
• Dag Wennlund, Swedish javelin thrower
• Dag Wirén (1905 – 1986), Swedish composer

Nickname

• "Dags", Daryl Somers, an Australian television personality
• "DAG", David Alan Grier's nickname based on his initials.

Surname

• Ekrem Dağ (b. 1980), Turkish football player

Fictional characters

• Dag Redwing Hickory, male protagonist of Lois McMaster Bujold's series of novels "The Sharing Knife"
• Rick "Dag" Dagless, a character on the TV series Garth Marenghi's Darkplace

References

1. ^ "View Name: Dag". behindthename.com. http://www.behindthename.com/name/dag. Retrieved 2007-12-19. 

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