Dag (name)

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Contents 1 Given name 2 Nickname 3 Surname 4 References

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 celebrated as "Dag Day". Dag is uncommon as a surname. People with the name Dag include:^[1]

[edit] Given name

Dag Given Name
Gender	Male
Meaning	dagr (day)
Region of Origin	Norwegian
Origin	Old Norse
Wikipedia articles	All pages beginning with Dag

• 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 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 Wennlund, Swedish javelin thrower
• Dag Wirén (1905 – 1986), Swedish composer
• Dag Ove Solaas (1990), Norwegian animator

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

[edit] Surname

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

[edit] References