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Danae - Meaning of Danae
What does Danae mean?
[ syll. da-nae, dan-ae ] The baby girl name Danae is pronounced as DAEN-ay †. Danae is used mostly in English and it is of Old Greek origin. The name Danae means thirsty.
Danae has 22 derivatives. Derivatives of Danae include Danaë, Danai, Danay, Danaye, Danayla, Danays, Danea, Danee, Dani, Danie, Dannae, Dánae, Dee, Denae, Denay, Dene, Denee, Dinae, Dinay, and Donnay. Other English derivatives include the diminutives Danni and Dannie.
Danae is unusual as a baby girl name. Its usage peaked in 1991 with 0.010% of baby girls being named Danae. It had a ranking of #911 then. The baby name has fallen out of favor since then, and is currently used on a very modest scale. Among all girl names in its family, Danae was nevertheless the most popular in 2017.
Baby names that sound like Danae include Daim, Dami, Damie, Danay, Danaye, Danean, Danee, Daneen, Daney, Dani, Dania, Danie, Danna, Dannae, Danni, Dannie, Danny, Danu, Dany, and Danya.
† approx pronunciation for Danae: D as in "day (D.EY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AY as in "side (S.AY.D)"
