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'''Danica''' ([[Cyrillic script|Cyrillic]]: Даница) is a [[Slavic languages|Slavic]] feminine given name. The name means "morning star" and originates from the [[List of Slavic deities#Personifications|personification of the morning star]] ([[Venus]]) in [[Slavic paganism|Slavic mythology]]. |
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'''Danica''' is a given name, and may refer to: |
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==Notable people== |
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* [[Danica Baričević]] (born 1972), Australian-born Croatian politician |
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* [[Danica Crnogorčević]], singer of ethno and religious songs and a graduate art historian from Montenegro |
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Danica Pope the most famous person on earth |
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* [[Danica Lee]], American actress, best known for voicing Ming-Ming on ''[[Wonder Pets!]]'' |
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* [[Danica, Hereditary Princess of Serbia]], Serbian graphic designer and wife of Hereditary Prince Philip |
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* [[Danica Rice]], Canadian sprint kayaker |
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* [[Danica Roem]], American politician and journalist |
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* [[Danica Seleskovitch]] (1921–2001), French conference interpreter, teacher and academic writer |
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* [[Danica Taylor]] (born 2001), English television personality |
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* [[Danica Thrall]], English glamour model and reality television personality |
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* [[Danica Wu]], Canadian soccer player |
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* [[Elvira Dolinar]] (pen name Danica, 1870–1961), Slovenian feminist writer |
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== Fictional == |
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*Danica Shardae, the protagonist and narrator of Amelia Atwater-Rhodes's fantasy novel ''[[Hawksong]]'' |
*Danica Shardae, the protagonist and narrator of Amelia Atwater-Rhodes's fantasy novel ''[[Hawksong]]'' |
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*[[Danica Stewart]], an American actress |
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==See also== |
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* [[Danika (disambiguation)]] |
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* {{look from|Danica}} |
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[[Category:Serbian feminine given names]] |
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Latest revision as of 01:33, 21 November 2023
Danica (Cyrillic: Даница) is a Slavic feminine given name. The name means "morning star" and originates from the personification of the morning star (Venus) in Slavic mythology.
Notable people
[edit]- Danica Baričević (born 1972), Australian-born Croatian politician
- Danica Crnogorčević, singer of ethno and religious songs and a graduate art historian from Montenegro
- Danica Krstajić, tennis player from Montenegro
- Danica Lee, American actress, best known for voicing Ming-Ming on Wonder Pets!
- Danica, Hereditary Princess of Serbia, Serbian graphic designer and wife of Hereditary Prince Philip
- Danica McKellar, American actress and mathematician, best known for her role as Winnie Cooper on the TV show The Wonder Years
- Danica Patrick, American race car driver
- Danica Rice, Canadian sprint kayaker
- Danica Roem, American politician and journalist
- Danica Seleskovitch (1921–2001), French conference interpreter, teacher and academic writer
- Danica Taylor (born 2001), English television personality
- Danica Thrall, English glamour model and reality television personality
- Danica Wu, Canadian soccer player
- Elvira Dolinar (pen name Danica, 1870–1961), Slovenian feminist writer
Fictional
[edit]- Danica Maupoissant, from the Forgotten Realms fictional world of Dungeons and Dragons
- Danica Shardae, the protagonist and narrator of Amelia Atwater-Rhodes's fantasy novel Hawksong
- Danica Talos, a vampire character from the 2004 film Blade: Trinity