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    Dagny

    DAG-nee

    Norse/Scandinavian
    Girl
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    New day; Daylight beauty
    Origin
    Norse/Scandinavian
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Dagny does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "New day; Daylight beauty", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Dagny.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    1900s (0.001% of births), currently steady
    Spiritual meaning
    Dagny is the new day dawning — mercies renewed, joy arriving with the morning, God's faithfulness declared at sunrise.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Lamentations 3:22-23

      "It is of the LORD's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness."

    • Psalm 30:5

      "Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning."

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