Dagmar (given name)
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Dagmar is a feminine Scandinavian given name, also used in the Czech republic
, Slovakia
, Poland
and Germany
, derived from the Old Norse name (Dagmær), dagr meaning "day", and mær meaning "maid".
Nicknames (in Czech): Dagie, Dagmarka, Dasha, Dáša, Digi, Mara.
Dagmar is uncommon as a surname or as a male name.
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
, Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
and Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, derived from the Old Norse name (Dagmær), dagr meaning "day", and mær meaning "maid".
Nicknames (in Czech): Dagie, Dagmarka, Dasha, Dáša, Digi, Mara.
Dagmar is uncommon as a surname or as a male name.
List of people with the given name Dagmar
- Dagmar of Denmark (disambiguation), multiple people
- Dagmar (American actress) (1921 - 2001), American TV personality
- Dagmar (Puerto Rico entertainer)Dagmar (Puerto Rico entertainer)Dagmar , is a Puerto Rican television host, comedian and singer.-Early years:Dagmar Rivera was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Dorado, Puerto Rico. She started her career as a teenage singer in 1976. The only hit single of her first album was Soy la Mañana , by Puerto Rican composer Rafi...
(b. 1959), television host, comedian and singer - Dagmar BerneDagmar BerneDagmar Berne was an Australian medical doctor and the first female student to study medicine in Australia.-Early years and education:Berne was born in New South Wales around 1865, the eldest daughter among eight siblings...
(1865 – 1900), Australian medical doctor; first female student to study medicine in Australia - Dagmar BláhováDagmar BláhováDagmar Bláhová , Liberec, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech television actress notable for her appearance as Maria Ramsay in the popular Australian television soap opera, Neighbours. She emigrated to Australia during the Communist era but returned after the Velvet Revolution in 1989. Also as Dáša...
, Czech actress - Dagmar Braun CelesteDagmar Braun CelesteDagmar Ingrid Braun Celeste , is a counselor, clergywoman, and author. The former first lady of Ohio, she was married to former Ohio governor and U.S. ambassador Richard F...
(b. 1941), former First Lady of Ohio, secretly ordained a "priest" of the Roman Catholic Church under the pseudonym Angela White - Dagmar DahlgrenDagmar DahlgrenDagmar Dahlgren was a dancer, singer and motion picture actress of the silent film era from Los Angeles, California. She had a brief career in motion pictures from 1920-1922.-Biography:...
(?-?), American singer and motion picture actress - Dagmar GodowskyDagmar GodowskyDagmar Godowsky was an American silent film actress born to Polish Jewish parents in Vilna, Lithuania. She was the daughter of the notable pianist and composer Leopold Godowsky.-Silent film actress:...
(1897 - 1975), American silent film actress - Dagmar HagelinDagmar HagelinDagmar Hagelin was an Argentine-Swedish girl who disappeared during the Dirty War on January 27, 1977 and is presumed to have been arrested by security forces in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and murdered in a case of mistaken identity...
(1959 - 1977), Argentinian girl who disappeared during Argentina's dirty war - Dagmar HaseDagmar HaseDagmar Hase is a former German swimmer, specialised in the freestyle and backstroke. She won seven Olympic medals in her career, including a gold medal in the 400 m freestyle at the 1992 Summer Olympics.-References:*...
(b. 1969), German swimmer - Dagmar Havlová née Veškrnová (b. 1953), Czech actress and wife of Czecho-Slovak president Václav Havel
- Dagmar KerstenDagmar KerstenDagmar Kersten is a former East German gymnast and competed for the SC Dynamo Berlin/ Sportvereinigung Dynamo. She is an Olympic medalist and has won many international competitions...
(b. ?), German gymnast - Dagmar KollerDagmar KollerDagmar Koller is an Austrian actress and singer.Born in Klagenfurt, she is recognized as the leading German language musical star of her time. She married Austrian journalist and politician, Helmut Zilk, in 1978, and became the first lady of Vienna while he served as mayor...
(b. 1939), Austrian actress and singer - Dagmar KrauseDagmar KrauseDagmar Krause is a German singer, best known for her work with avant-rock groups like Slapp Happy, Henry Cow and Art Bears. She is also noted for her coverage of songs by Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill and Hanns Eisler...
(b. 1950), German singer - Dagmar LahlumDagmar LahlumDagmar Mohne Hansen Lahlum was a member of the Norwegian resistance in Oslo during World War II and was later recruited unofficially to work for MI5.-Early life:...
(1922 — 1999), Norwegian resistance fighter during World War II - Dagmar LassanderDagmar LassanderDagmar Lassander is a German actress.She was born in Prague to a French father and Chilean-German mother, and began her career as a costume designer in the Berlin Opera. Her first role was in 1966 in a film by Will Tremper. Starting from 1969, she began to work regularly, especially in Italian...
(b. 1943), actress - Dagmar LurzDagmar LurzDagmar Lurz is a former German figure skater. She is the 1980 Olympic bronze medalist.-Biography:...
(b. 1959), German figure skater - Dagmar MidcapDagmar MidcapDagmar Midcap is a media personality originally based in Vancouver, British Columbia.A graduate of British Columbia Institute of Technology's broadcast journalism program in 1990, Midcap began her television career on WBNX-TV in Akron, Ohio, appearing on a weekly current affairs program...
(b. 1969), Canadian media personality - Dagmar Neubauer (b. 1962), German athlete
- Dagmar NordstromDagmar NordstromDagmar Nordstrom was an American composer, pianist and singer. She performed together with her sister Siggie as a cabaret singing duo known as The Nordstrom Sisters.-Background:...
(1903 - 1976), American composer, pianist, singer - Dagmar OaklandDagmar OaklandDagmar Oakland was an American actress of stage and screen from San Francisco, California. Twice she was a member of the Ziegfeld Follies.-Family:...
(1893 - 1989), American actress - Dagmar OverbyeDagmar OverbyeDagmar Johanne Amalie Overbye was a Danish serial killer. She murdered 25 children – of which one was her own – during a seven-year period from 1913 to 1920...
(1883 - 1929), Danish child murderer and serial killer - Dagmar Roth-BehrendtDagmar Roth-BehrendtDagmar Roth-Behrendt is a German Member of the European Parliament, and a lawyer. She was elected on the SPD ticket and sits with the Party of European Socialists group....
(b. 1953), German politician - Dagmar SalénDagmar SalénDagmar Salén was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 she was a crew member of the Swedish boat May Be which won the bronze medal in the 6 metre class.-External links:*...
(1901 - 1980), Swedish sailor - Dagmar ŠvubováDagmar SvubováDagmar Švubová is a former Czechoslovak cross country skier who competed from 1982 to 1986. She won a silver medal in the 4 x 5 km relay at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo....
(b. ?), Czechoslovak cross country skier - Dagmar WöhrlDagmar WöhrlDagmar Gabriele Wöhrl, born as Winkler is a German politician with the CSU. She is the wife of the German CEO Hans Rudolf Wöhrl.1994, 1998, 2002 and 2005 Dagmar Wöhrl has been elected into the German Bundestag...
(b. 1954), German politician