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 [ syll. da-ya-na-ra, day-an-ara ] The girl name Dayanara is pronounced DEYYAENAARah KEY. Dayanara is of Old Greek origin and it is used mainly in the English language. Deianeira (Old Greek) is an old form of Dayanara. In Greek mythology, Deianeira was the wife of Hercules. In modern times, the name is most often associated with the Puerto Rican singer, actress, model, and former Miss Universe Dayanara Torres (1974-). Variations of Dayanara include Deja (Spanish and English), Dejanira (Spanish), and Deyanira (Spanish). Diya (English pet form) is another variant of Dayanara. Dayanara is fairly popular as a baby name for girls, and it is also viewed as fairly trendy. The name's popularity has been rising since the 2000s; before that, it was of only very light use. At the modest peak of its usage in 2005, 0.045% of baby girls were given the name Dayanara. It ranked at #344 then. In 2008, it ranked at #558 with a usage of 0.027%, and it was the most popular out of all girl names in its group. 79% more girls were named Dayanara than the next most popular name, Deja (Spanish and English), in 2008. Baby names that sound like Dayanara include Damario (Spanish), Deyanira (Spanish), Damara (English), Dinara (Russian), and Dinorah (English, Portuguese, and Spanish). KEY: approx pronunciation for Dayanara: D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; Y as in "yield (Y.IY.L.D)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
