Danica
Danica is a girls' name of Slavic origin meaning “morning star, Venus.” Derived from the Slavic word danica, meaning morning star or the planet Venus as the dawn star.
how do you pronounce Danica?
DAN-ih-kah
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what does Danica mean?
The name Danica means “morning star, Venus.” It comes from the Slavic language tradition.
Derived from the Slavic word danica, meaning morning star or the planet Venus as the dawn star. It is common across Slavic countries and has been used in the United States since the 1980s.
where does the name Danica come from?
Wiktionary and Wikipedia agree Danica is a Slavic feminine name meaning morning star, tied to the personification of the morning star, Venus, in Slavic mythology. One Wiktionary entry offers a second theory, deriving it from day plus a feminine noun-forming suffix, alongside the morning star gloss.
the history of Danica
The sources do not address the claim made elsewhere that the name has been used in the United States since the 1980s, so that detail is not repeated here.
what are the nicknames and variants of Danica?
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Variants around the world
who are famous people named Danica?
- Danica Patrick
- Danica McKellar
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Last reviewed April 30, 2026 · Curated by HushName editorial
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