Danica

Danica [ˈdaɲit͡sa] ( Serbian - Cyrillic Даница ) is a female given name that is predominantly used in Serbia , Croatia and Slovenia or in the South Slavic language area.

origin

The name Danica comes from the Croatian , Serbian and Slovenian word zvijezda / zvezda Danica , which in German " Morgenstern means".

variants

Other forms are: Dani, Dana, Danijicen

Name bearers

• Danica McKellar , American actress and mathematician
• Danica Danijela Milatović , German pop singer of Yugoslav descent
• Danica Patrick , American racing driver
• Danica Radojčić , Serbian singer
• Danica Wu , Canadian soccer player

Others

• In English-speaking countries, the name was still in use until the 1980s
• Danica Ilirska was the name of the literary supplement to the first Croatian-language newspaper Horvatske Novine ,
• Later Danica became the most important newspaper for Croatians based in the USA and Canada.
• Slovenian cultural association "Danica" in St. Primus im Jauntal in Carinthia
• a magazine title
• The Danica concentration camp , which was located in the premises of the “Danica” chemical plant