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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]].
'''Danica''' is a given name, and may refer to:

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* [[Danica Krstajić]], a professional tennis player from Montenegro
==Notable people==
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* [[Danica Maupoissant]], a character from the ''Forgotten Realms'' fictional world of ''Dungeons and Dragons''

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* [[Danica McKellar]], an American actress (best known for her role as Winnie Cooper on the TV show ''The Wonder Years'')
* [[Danica Patrick]], a professional race car driver
* [[Danica Baričević]] (born 1972), Australian-born Croatian politician
* [[Danica Crnogorčević]], singer of ethno and religious songs and a graduate art historian from Montenegro
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* [[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
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* [[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
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* [[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 ==
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* [[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 Shardae, the protagonist and narrator of Amelia Atwater-Rhodes's fantasy novel ''[[Hawksong]]''
* Danica Talos, a vampire character from the 2004 film ''[[Blade: Trinity]]''
* Danica Talos, a vampire character from the 2004 film ''[[Blade: Trinity]]''
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* [[Danica Thrall]], an English glamour model and reality television personality


==See also==
* [[Danika (disambiguation)]]
* {{look from|Danica}}
{{given name|Danica}}
{{given name|Danica}}
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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

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Fictional

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  • 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

See also

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