Dag (name)
Encyclopedia
Dag is a masculine
Norwegian
given name
derived from the Old Norse
dagr, meaning "day". It is also common in other Scandinavia
n countries. In Sweden, September 16 is Dag's Name Day
. Dag is uncommon as a surname
. People with the name Dag include:
Male
Male refers to the biological sex of an organism, or part of an organism, which produces small mobile gametes, called spermatozoa. Each spermatozoon can fuse with a larger female gamete or ovum, in the process of fertilization...
Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
derived from the Old Norse
Old Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
dagr, meaning "day". It is also common in other Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
n countries. In Sweden, September 16 is Dag's Name Day
Name day
A name day is a tradition in many countries in Europe and Latin America that consists of celebrating the day of the year associated with one's given name....
. Dag is uncommon as a surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
. People with the name Dag include:
Given name
- Dag Terje AndersenDag Terje AndersenDag Terje Andersen is a Norwegian politician for the Norwegian Labour Party. In addition to professional politics he has been working at a steel mill and as a lumberjack, something that has given him a reputation for representing the average guy in politics.He was elected into the Norwegian...
(b. 1957), Norwegian politician - Dag BjørndalenDag BjørndalenDag Bjørndalen is a former Norwegian biathlete. He is the older brother of Ole Einar Bjørndalen. His biggest triumph as a biathlete is the silver medal he won in the relay in the 1998 Olympics in Nagano...
(b. 1970), former Norwegian biathlete - Dag FornæssDag FornæssDag Fornæss is a former speed skater from Norway who won the Norwegian, European, and World Allround Championships in 1969. He was born in Hamar.-Biography:...
(b. 1948), Norwegian, former speed skater - Dag Luther GoochDag Luther GoochDag Luther Gooch is a video artist, writer and musician. He is the founding member of the band Otasco. He is also a frequent contributor to Chunklet and has made several videos for the magazine as well...
(b. 1970), American video artist, writer and musician; founding member of the band Otasco - Dag HammarskjöldDag HammarskjöldDag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld was a Swedish diplomat, economist, and author. An early Secretary-General of the United Nations, he served from April 1953 until his death in a plane crash in September 1961. He is the only person to have been awarded a posthumous Nobel Peace Prize. Hammarskjöld...
, Swedish UN General Secretary (1953-1961) - Dag HerbjørnsrudDag HerbjørnsrudDag Herbjørnsrud is a Norwegian historian and journalist. He has been editor-in-chief of the Norwegian weekly left-wing periodical Ny Tid since 1 February 2008....
(b. 1971), Norwegian, former editor-in-chief of the Norwegian weekly news magazine "Ny Tid" - Dag IngebrigtsenDag IngebrigtsenDag Ingebrigtsen is a Norwegian musician who had his debut in 1977 with the group Subway Suck. He got his breakthrough in 1980 with the rock band The Kids, who had the hit "Forelska i lærer'n" . After his success with The Kids, he fronted the Norwegian hard rock band TNT...
(b. 1958), Norwegian musician - Dag Otto LauritzenDag Otto LauritzenDag Otto Lauritzen is a retired Norwegian professional cyclist. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles he won a bronze medal in the road race....
(b. 1956), Norwegian cyclist - Dag Michael Gregory Peak (b. 1971), American technology personality
- Dag Erik PedersenDag Erik PedersenDag Erik Pedersen 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...
(b. 1959), Norwegian cyclist - Dag PrawitzDag PrawitzDag Prawitz is a Swedish philosopher and logician. He is best known for his work on proof theory and the foundations of natural deduction....
(b. 1936), Swedish philosopher and logician - Dag RingssonDag RingssonDag Ringsson was a Norwegian chieftain from Oppland.According to Snorri Sturluson, Dag Ringsson was a descendant of Harald Fairhair. His family had settled in Sweden, where Dag was a nobleman at the service of the Swedish king...
(? - ?), Norwegian, member of Olav Haraldsson's army at the battle of Stiklestad - Dag SolstadDag SolstadDag Solstad is a Norwegian novelist, short-story writer, and dramatist whose work has been translated into several languages. He has written nearly 30 books and is the only author to have received the Norwegian Literary Critics’ Award three times...
(b. 1941), Norwegian author - Dag SpantellDag SpantellDag Spantell 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 rhythm guitar...
(b. 1950), Norwegian singer - Dag Volle (1963-1998) (Denniz PopDenniz PopDag Krister Volle , better known under the artistic name Denniz Pop , was a Swedish DJ, music producer and songwriter....
), Swedish pop music producer - Dag WennlundDag WennlundDag Bengt Wennlund is a retired javelin thrower from Sweden, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics . He is a three-time Swedish champion in the men's javelin event...
, Swedish javelin thrower - Dag WirénDag WirénDag Ivar Wirén was a Swedish composer.-Life and career: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, and was a student at the Karolinska school in Örebro, and played the bass drum...
(1905 – 1986), Swedish composer
Nickname
- "Dags", Daryl SomersDaryl SomersDaryl Paul Somers OAM , is an Australian television personality. The son of a dairy farmer and a cabaret singer, Somers rose to national fame as the host of the long-running comedy-variety program Hey Hey It's Saturday.-Early life:Somers, who has an Irish Catholic heritage, was educated at...
, an Australian television personality - "DAG", David Alan GrierDavid Alan GrierDavid Alan Grier , also known as "D.A.G." , is an American actor and comedian known for his work on the sketch comedy television show In Living Color.-Early life:...
's nickname based on his initials.
Fictional characters
- Dag Redwing Hickory, male protagonist of Lois McMaster BujoldLois McMaster BujoldLois McMaster Bujold is an American author of science fiction and fantasy works. Bujold is one of the most acclaimed writers in her field, having won the prestigious Hugo Award for best novel four times, matching Robert A. Heinlein's record. Her novella The Mountains of Mourning won both the Hugo...
's series of novels "The Sharing Knife" - Rick "Dag" Dagless, a character on the TV series Garth Marenghi's Darkplace