Dagmar

This was my grandmother's name, and she was from Denmark. She used to tell me fairy tales she made up as a little girl, about a Scandinavian princess named Dagmar who would go on rollicking adventures with trolls and elves and goblins. She was a very interesting woman, a passionate daydreamer and storyteller. I would be honored to carry on her legacy by naming a future daughter Dagmar.

I love this name even though it's completely different from my usual style. While I normally like names that sound ultra-delicate and ballerina/princess-esque, I appreciate the regal, noble, strong beauty of Dagmar. It has a very "mythical heroine" feel to me, and makes me imagine a pre-Raphaelite painting of a beautiful warrior maiden in armor, with long cascading hair. (It probably rings completely different in countries where it's more frequently used. I think its rarity in the U.S. contributes to its magic.)

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Also, although I typically dislike "old-sounding" names, Dagmar's rarity and its roots in the Middle Ages make it strike me more as an antique treasure rather than a typical "grandma name". I strongly prefer the name with an audible G, but it's appealing pronounced DOW-mar as well.

Elegant and mature, but a little dated. The only thing that bothers me is I can't imagine anyone with this name under 30.

I am also Dagmar. My dad was from Czechoslovakia and my mom from Yugoslavia but they were both German and the name was popular in their towns. I have always loved having the name because it was distinct and I knew people were talking to me and not another 5 Debby's. So I never had a nickname until I started working in my professional field. My coworkers would call me "Daggy" and then "Dagz". Now I have people call me "Dagz", "Dagwood", "Daggy", "D" but most frequently Dagmar! I have met a few other Dagmar's but mostly they are "Dagmara's". Also had a few of dad's side call me "Dasha". Still like the name!

Cool and tough-sounding name.

Hello... my name is Dagmar, given by my parents in the German descent. I love my name and am always asked the pronunciation and what it means. I was born in the USA, and it's quite "uncommon" here, so I have quite a story to tell about it, which I love as well. I think it's a beautiful, strong, & unique name. I pronounce it Doc-mar, because in German the"g" is pronounced as a "k". In early childhood I was given the nic-name "Doc" because my friends couldn't pronounce it correctly... and I use it still to this day.. I'm almost 50 now!�.

I am Dagmar myself, very happy with my name and I also get complimented on my name very often by people from different countries. Even though it is used in Czech and Slovak Republic, it is not very common. Funny story was, when I met another Dagmar from Czech Republic in London, we are friends ever since. Anytime we meet new people together, they tend to think nearly everyone is Dagmar in former Czechoslovakia. We have lot of fun meeting new people and being two Dagmars :)

I love this name! I think it sounds feminine and classy. I tried to get my sister to name her half Danish daughter Dagmar and she refused because she said her daughter would hate her for it. I call my niece by this name anyway, and 25 years later she always wished her mother would have named her Dagmar! She loves it, too!

It's certainly got a strong, distinctive sound to it, and shouldn't become overused... yet I've always found it rather attractive. And it's most definitely feminine.

Yes, this name is beautiful and romantic, but I won't name my child this, cause these comments are showing how divisive this name is.

This is also the name of a very famous actress who was popular in the late 60's. My biological father wanted to name me Dagmar... naming an Irish-German-Italian-Bohemian child with black hair and brown eyes a Scandinavian name?

Though I can see why this name would turn many people off, I find it strangely romantic. Don't know if I'd ever name my daughter Dagmar, but I can clearly picture it for a strong, courageous (and beautiful) heroine in an epic novel. It's unique yet classic.

God, no matter what anyone says, I can never see this name on a girl. It's so awful, even if it were a guy name.

I like the sound of this name, but it does seem a bit rough on a girl.

This name immediately makes me think of the blonde mail carrier in the Sims 2. I'm not sure how I feel about the name itself. On one hand, I think it's a little odd sounding (and frankly kind of ugly), on the other hand, it's got a spunkiness to it.

I quite like this name, very regal!