| Gender | 👩 Girl |
| Pronunciation | 📣 \d(a)-ni-ca\ |
| Number of People | 👶 15,000 |
| Rate in 2021 | 2147 |
| Numerology | 🔢 5 |
| Name origin | 🌍 Slavic |
The name Danica is derived from the Slavic word "dan," which means "day." The name can be interpreted as "morning star," as it refers to the first light of the day. The name is also associated with beauty, youth, and purity. In some cultures, the name Danica is considered to be a symbol of hope, renewal, and new beginnings.
In Croatian and Serbian cultures, Danica is often associated with Saint Danica, a 4th-century Christian martyr who is venerated as a saint by the Orthodox Church. According to legend, Saint Danica was a young girl who was captured by pagan Romans and tortured to death for her refusal to renounce her faith. Her name is derived from the Latin word "danus," which means "morning star."
The popularity of the name Danica has varied throughout history. It was most popular in the 1980s and 1990s, particularly in the United States, where it ranked among the top 1000 female baby names. In recent years, its popularity has declined, although it is still considered a fashionable and distinctive name.
Famous people with the name Danica include Danica McKellar, an American actress best known for her role on the TV show "The Wonder Years," and Danica Patrick, a retired American racing driver and the most successful female driver in the history of American open-wheel racing.
Danica is also a surname that is popular in many Slavic countries. It is derived from the same Slavic root as the given name and can be found in various forms such as Danicic, Danic, Danich, and Danisko.
In terms of personality traits associated with the name Danica, individuals with this name are said to be intelligent, independent, and confident. They are often drawn to creative pursuits and have a strong sense of purpose and determination. They are also known for their strong communication skills and ability to connect with others.
In terms of numerology, the name Danica is associated with the number three. Individuals with this number are said to be creative, expressive, and outgoing. They are often drawn to the arts and enjoy expressing themselves through music, dance, or other forms of creative expression.
Overall, the name Danica is a beautiful and distinctive name with deep roots in Slavic culture. Its associations with beauty, youth, and purity make it a popular choice for parents looking for a unique and meaningful name for their daughter.
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My name is Daneka (Dan-ee-kah) It is always pronounced incorrectly but this is because there are so many spellings etc for the name.
Danica is the name common in slavic Balkans in southe'stern europe, especialy Serbia (where Danica Patrick's parents originated from, hence the name) and Croatia. It's pronounced Da-nee-tsa and it means "morning or day star"
I love my name! I pronounce it da-nee-ka. It is not pronounced like the race car driver! I came first! I am 40 yrs old. I have mixed feelings about It's growing popularity. I liked when no one had my name, which was the case when I was very young. It is a truly special name! The morning star!!!
My name is Danica too! In America my friends pronaunce it Danica witha short i but in Poland where i come from they say Daneekah. i love my name!
I set aside this name, for my 1st born, which I decieded then and there to be female... so, "Danica" back in 2016... the most ironic part to the'story is that She/Mine Princess wasn't born until 2019 (7/12). At that moment, in 2016 when I'made the proclamation... my wife was like... "I'm never having kids with you... Psycho..." but, 2019, she was like, I came up with the name... from the race car driver. ...Alrightee! whatEVA'! The horrific part to mine story is that, 2016... the lil' wifee and I, was watchin' "BLADE: Trinity"... and not that I thought that Danica chick to be hot... but, her persona as an femme fatal was... just so... "f->N", kick-ass! So, at the time, I figured it was all Transylvania" styled... and that It'should be pronounced like "Da-nee-tza" or something exotic. That's my story... my wife is a liar!
DANICA (Dah-nee-tza) Gender: Feminine Usage: Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Slovak, Czech Other'scripts: ıııııı (Serbian) From a Slavic word meaning "morning star, Venus". It has sometimes been used in the English-speaking world since the 1982s.
I am in my 40❤️s and my name is Danica. It is pronounced Dah-n❤️e-taz. Americans say it wrong all the ttime me and drives me nuts (and I am an American ). Not when I go to Croatian churches, communities or over'seas to visit do Croatians people say it correctly. It irritates me so much that I have instructed my husband not to put it on my tomb stone. It irritates me that much. It is a beautiful name people make ugly by mispronouncing it
My name is Danica, i love it. I have never met anyone with my name. I would never change my first name but would love to change my middle name Lynn hate it.
I have always loved my name and I get compliments on it all the time. It's unique and beautiful. My mom found the name in a baby book before she was even married and loved the name right away. She wanted her baby'sister to be named Danica, but had to wait 16 years before she could name me. I have only met one or two other people with the name Danica in my life. I hate it when it is misspelled with a "k" instead of a "c", though. My aunt liked the name too, but she named her daughter Darica instead.
We named our daughter Easton, because it was my mother's maiden name. When she was little we met a little boy named Weston. Funny. Easton is now 12.
How exactly does Danica Patrick pronounce her name. How is the first A pronounced❤️ Does It'sound the'same as the boy's name Dan ❤️ I quess I need to know if the A is a long or short A.Does It'sound like the english word can (when used in asking a question CAN ❤️ not when used as can for trashcan .. HELP , everyone prounces our baby's name different . How does Danica Patrick pronounce her name and is it the the proper way ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Let's learn something new.This is Slavic name, Serbian /and other'slavic groups/. Letter C in this name does not have anything to do with letter K , like Danika, that is totally wrong. C is like when you say LET'S, so that T'S is almost like Serbian C. The meaning of her name is the'star, star that appears in the early morning; It's related to the day-in Serbian DAN /means DAY/... So, it is DANITSA pronunciation, both letters A are not any kind of A in English, it is simple A like in the words my, touch, much, fun...Accent is on the first A, not on the letter I. Letter I in Serbian is always I, like English lit, fit, meet...Thank you
My name is Danica and it is always being said wrong but after a few times helping people get it they like it. I have not met a single person who doesn't like it. i pronounce it (don-eats-uh)and i have the name be cause i am yugoslavian...by the way I am 15yrs. old.
My name is Danica and for the longest time, i've always gotten complements on my name. I go by Dani usually because people tend to mispronounce my name'so when people find out my name is Danica instead of Danielle, they think It's very cool. People do often mispell my name (Danika) and pronounce it as Da-neek-a or Dancia for some reason which is annoying so thats why I go by Dani. But I definitely wouldn't change my name because It's unique.
My name is Danica and I love it! I pronnounce it Dan-i-Ka (the way It'should be!!) My friend named her baby after me and it was an hounor!
My favorite aunt's name was Danica from the original Serbian name and it is pronounced "DAH nee tsa" as mentioned above. i've always had this name in mind if I ever have a daughter. I'm so glad that all you Danica's out there (no matter how you pronounce it!) love your names. :-)
I named my daugter Danika because she is truly a morning star and my little angel. She was born 1/6/06. People do mispronounce her name as DA-NEE-KA. But it is still beautifull
people spell it wrong all the time in my way. my name is. spelled D a n i c a. but people spell is D a n I k a. its weird, yes both ways are accurate but still WIERD.
I have the name Dannika and people spell it wrong all the time they spell it Danica but that's wrong I have only met one other Danica I was named after Danica Patrick my dad named me and for my middle name Jean I was named after my mom but my initials are DJ and those are my dad's too so I was technically named after 3 people
My name is Danica and correct way to say this name is DA-nit-za..I'm from Croatia and everybody pronounes it right,but people from USA (example) pronounce it the way Danica Patrick pronounces it.
Danica is indeed a Slavic name. Most common in south slavic nations: Slovenes, Croats, Ser's... As we noted in previous comments it means the day star (zvezda danica) and is pronunced with C not K. The day star (danica) has important role in slavic mithology as the keeper/bringer of day working beside dawn or Zarja-also common Slavic name
My name is Danica, I am 30 years old, and people have always had a problem saying my name. i've heard Da-nee-ka, Daw-ni-ka, Dan-cia, Dan-ka. While I'may not have appreciated it much when I was younger, I like the fact that I have an unusual name. There are only 2 other Danicas in the town I live (that I know of) and they are both younger than me...so I had it first. :P
My Daughter is named Danika Skye - beautiful little girl.
Hey another Danica here, the name is actually pronounced much differently than most of you other Danica's even go by. My father is Croatian, and its an incredibly popular name throughout Slavic nations. However you decide to pronounce it its an unique and beautiful name, with a great meaning! I even go by Don-i-kah because its easier to pronounce, and less butchered, then'the actual pronunciation of Don-ee-sa, I can't really break it down, but thats close!
Hey, myname is Danica and I live in Germany.
My Name is also Danica and i don't have a problem with mine name'sure people spell my name or pronounce it wrong but with a slight correction they say it perfectly. You pronounce my name as Denica but you write it as Danica. You don't hear every day the name Danica and that makes it rare. My mother gave me this name because it also means in Danish ' God is my only judge', probably because she's christian. I'm half Indonesian and Dutch and 17 years old ....
my babys name is Danica and yes after Danika Patrick but not really. he's was the only one I had ever heard the name from and since mine was my 4th and last girl I wanted something nice. I am hispanic so it was easy for my family to say and I like the way It'sounds!
My name is Denica..everyday someone says it wrong but the compliments i reci've on how pretty it is out-weighs it.i turned 21 this year and over the years there have been a few people name there children my name after hearing it :) i pronounce it d(e)-ni-ca..
My name is Danica and I pronounce it the way Danica Patrick does but the actual correct way to pronounce it, as it is a Slavic name is DA-nit-za. I was name after a woman that my mom knew who was born and raised in Yugoslavia before coming to America in her 20s.
i absolutely love my name, danica. I have only met one other danica in my life and it was totally random and its so unique and i get compliments and my last name is very complicated so ther's many difficulties but i love it! i have a cousin named danica but pronouned da-nee-ka mine is pronounced dan-i-kah with a short i
This is my name and yes, I was born in the mid 80's. It's so common now, it might not be such a bad name if I hadn't had to share it with such a large percentage of my classmates
I named my daughter Danica, she is almost seven months old. I have had people say it wrong while living in the'southwest. Not really noticing them saying it wrong now that I live in the Midwest. They would say would say Dinneeka. It drove me nuts. They couldnt say my last name correctly either, its only five letters, so go figure... can't sound out five letters❤️❤️
great name thinking of using it as our daughters middle name.
This is my daughter's name and because she talks all the time we call her "Gabby Abby".
My daughter is named Danica Grace. I LOVE her name. She is the only kid in school with the name, and she looks like her name! The only problem we have is that alot of times people mispronounce it as Dan-ee-ka, which I don't like! But that's no big deal really.
One of my sisters best friends has this name and I actually think it is a pretty name
My mother's name is Danica, slavic in origin it means "morning star". It's a beautiful name.
hey! my name is Danica pronounced normally! I have had other people name their daughters after me which is really awesome! but i get a little irritated when people cant say my name! i love my name!
The ironic part with that comment is that Benji comes from Benjamin... which is also a Biblical name. ^^ There is something soft, yet strong about Davids that i've always appreciated.
my name is danica. and i pronounce it DAN-I-KA - It is spelt Danica. I love my name and think it is such a beautiful meaning.
heloo, my name is DANICA too(: some people pronounce it as DUH-NEEK-UH, but its psonounced like(danica patrick)&& yeah i love my name alot, always have. haha(:
My name is Dannica and one time I had someone spell it deanika. I always have people say and spell my name wrong and i've only met one person before with the'same name as me
I think it is a beautiful name. I am a person who likes the'strong meanings of names, and the meaning of this name is amazing. I hope one day to have a daughter that I can name Danica. I also like unique names, where in the classroom if the teacher calls Danica, only one hand will go up. As opposed to Jessica where you'd have 3 raise hands.
Hello, My name is Danica! at first i hate my name but now i realized that my name is so cute and unique like me!
DANICA (Dah-nee-tza) Gender: Feminine Usage: Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Slovak, Czech Other From a Slavic word meaning "morning star, Venus". IT IS RIGHT!!! i AM FROM CROATIA and this is a beautiful name..
My name is Danica.My father wanted that I get this name because he read a book called "Ein Sommer mit Danica".Usually I think my name is okay but lots of people ask too many questions about...=)
Well, It's my name and i kinda live with it.I was named after Pippi Longstocking's best friend and the names is pretty common here in Germany.In the US i got a lot of compliments for it though hardly anyone pronounced it right...almost everyone said "Ani" instead (which I hate ;o)
I named my daughter Danica because of the meaning. Many have pronaounced it Dan-ee-Ka which I some times call her for fun/ to get her attention, some think my husband's name is Dan - It's not! I love the name and she loves that It's unique and she's the only one, in our community.
HI'my name is Danica, its look like a song when people call my name.. Its beautiful.. But some of my fellow student of my high school experience. I have lot they same name. They call da-ni-ka but I'm Curious what is the best meaning of this name❤️ Do I know what is the meaning of this name❤️!
my name is Dannica I love my name but nobody can prononds it right at the first time you say it
HiiiI'my names Danica and I'm wondering how special my name is...in the percentage! byeee guys!
hey my name is Danica also. yeah alot of people mispronounce my name as"duh-neek-uh" haha thats my way of writing it, lol. but i do get alot of compliments on how it is a beautiful name, and to be honest i've only met TWO people with the'same name, but one girl spells it like "Danika" i love that my mom gave me this name cuz alot of people dont have it yet and its really unique. but my names put together is"Danica Marie" which i think was good cuz "Marie" pretty much goes with anything. i also get called by Dani.
My name is Danika and I'm italian...I love my name and I had never heard this name to other italian girls. I love my name'so unique!
I am going to name my daughter this my name is jessica and my husband is daniel and if you put them together you get Danica. So my daughter will be named after the both of us.
my name is danica and i think its absolutely the coolest name ever. i have never met another danica, and i love how unique my name is. however, it is often pronounced the wrong way! i have heard everything from da-nee-ka to da-netz-sa--it is slightly rediculous. either way, i still adore my name : )
My name is Danica, it is an old slavic name. I'm living in Germany and there the people pronounce it often wrong. They say: "DaniKa", but the right way is: "Da-(short and open e.g. in "blood")-- ni -- c (like "Z(oro)"-- a (also open and short).
dec 31 yes my name is danica so very cute my name
It's my mother's name. She's Croatian, but this name is common to all Slavic nations because it is a folk name for Venus, "dawn star", best seen at dawn. "Dan" in Danica means "day". The accent is on a first "a". The both "A" is pronounced like in "fun", "i" like in "fit", "C" like "ts" in Keats. Dah-nee-tza, accent on Dah.
My daughter was born in 2014 and we named her Danica. She is complemented regularly on her name. The only mispronunciation we have heard is (sounds like); Da-neek-a. We met another Danica for the first time at soccer 2 weeks ago! Carla
My name is Danica, and I pronounce it Da Nee Kah, because that's how my mom pronounces it. She learned this name when she was traveling through former Yugoslavia in the 1982's, and she wanted it to sound closer to the actual Slavic pronunciation. Have always felt special to have a name that means Morning Star, although the Danish "god is my only judge" part is pretty cool too!
My 3 year old daughter's name is Danica, we love it and she'seems to like it. My husband's name is Daniel - we call him Danny - I thought maybe my daughter would get the nickname Dani. There is a website called inogolo where you can hear an audible version on the pronuniation, we were actually pronouncing it wrong for 3 years.
My friend is named Danica and i think it is really pretty. It is pronounced Da-nIt'sa... not Dan-i-ka
My name is Danika (spelt with a "K"). It's still pronounced the'same way as "Danica" though. i've had people call me, Da-neek-a or Dar-nic-a. I have only met 2 other Danika's, one was spelt the'same way as me, and the other was spelt with a "c".
My name is danica and I love the name I have only met a thew people with the name and my dad got the name from a book called The cleric quintet.
My mother's name was Danica. Which inCroation means shining star. It is pronounced Dan i sa.
This is my daughter's name, given'to her in honor of my mom Kay. I hope she loves It'someday as much as I love it now!
i have a friend named danica and people pronounce it wrong all the time. they say it dan-i-ca but its dan-ee-ca. i like the name but i can see it getting frusterating
I love my name, It's always made me unique. I'mean sure people spell it wrong or pronounce it wrong. i've never met another person with my name. People have started asking me if I'm named after Danica Patrick, which i think is silly.
my name is danica but most of my teache's spell it dannica and poeple pronouce it daneka. and no body at my school has that name everyone at my school has commen names like brandon or brittany i have nerver meet anuther danica but i really want to. danica,12 danica age 13
I love my name. Always have. I'm Filipino and in the Philippines, nobody has ever'said it wrong. Only in America have I heard some of the weirdest pronunciation ever. Pronouncing it as DA-NEE-KAH (kinda like Shamika) is okay (mine is like Danica Patrick's) but I literally had a history teacher who called me DAN-CIA for the whole year! She might've been dyslexic of some sort coz you pronounce it the way you spell it... but yeah, a lot of people love my name! yay! *feels loved*
I plan on naming my baby Dannaca. I love it and hope that my baby girl does also!
My name is Danica. I pronounce it Dan-i-ca with a short "I" sound. I used to hate my name but now I am very proud of it. There is a girl in my school who spells her name Danica but pronounces it Dah-Nee-Kah. It's so annyoing I just wanna tell her to say it right!
HI'my name is Dannica.I love my name'sooo much it is uniquely spelled and pronounced.
YES! People always write 'Bret' and my friend's sister calls my 'Brad' and 'Brat' And when people yell out 'Brent' or 'Brant', i ask who called out my name!Frustrating!
My name is Danica, and I like the way It'sounds when people pronounce it properly; yet that rarely ever happens. My name is unique- though I have met a Danica who pronounces her name the way it looks (Danika). I don't know what origin that'style is, but my name is Serbian and pronounced Da-nee-tza which sounds much prettier than Dan-i-ka in my opinion*.
I loved my name from the beginning because I am an individual so when im in school I dont need to put my last name on paper because no one has it. People sometimes pronouce it Danika but it is pronouce da-ne-ca(i luv my name)
MY NAME IS DANICA and i love it.i get complements about how i have a beautiful name.i am an early riser and my name means morning star... thats wierd... (: im DANICA GERMAIN...youll be hearI'mg my name in the future becaus e im going to be famous!ıı(: >-
I named my 2 year old daughter Danica and we still really don't know the correct way to pronounce it ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Every time people pronounce it wrong they pronouce it donka deneka its Danica.I know 1 person named Danica.I love my name!I have my mom and dads name crost. My moms name is Jessica and my dads name is Danny!
My name is Danica and i love it.It has always made me feel special and just tonight I'met someone who has never heard it. Which is funny cause I live in The US and there is Danika Patrick.I am a very unique person just like the name would never want to change it.
Hi! My name is Danica. The correct pronounciation is Dan-ick-ah. i've had a hard time with this name when I was growing up. Teache's always called out: Dun-eekh-ah. It was embarassing. Now that I am older, people LOVE it! Everytime I tell someone my name, they tell me that it is so pretty. I like it now that I'm older, but when I was young, it was sometimes embarassing. Something everychild I think with this name goes through. I just read some previous comments about my name, same old problem. Danica from Racine, WI
I am having a baby girl within the next couple of weeks and I want to name her Danica but not sure how to pronounce it correctly, my husband's name is Daniel - is the beginnining of Danica the'same sound as the beginning of Dan ❤️❤️❤️ Please help
Our niece, born in 1989, is a Danica. She grew up in small towns with people who know phonics. She has very little problem with having her name mispronounced. Danica has only met one other Danica - a fellow elementary school classmate who was named for her parents Dan and Monica.
A couple of people have said that they've been called Da-nee-ka,when'that's not how you say this name, but is there anyone who has that name and actually pronounces it like Da-nee-ka❤️
My name is Danica and I pronounce it dan-i-ca with a short i sound in the middle and a hard (K)sound on the end before the a. I am also 30, so I tie with the girl who said she had it first!-) I don't like having to say my name really slowly when I introduce myself (or otherwise people CANNOT get it). I really didn't like being named Danica in elementary school when all the other kids were Jennifer and I was the weird named-one, but now I like the uniqueness.
It's my 16 year old daughter's name, and I love it. However, she's told me again & again that while she loves her name, she is definitely going to give her children common names like Sara or Michael. Due to all the confusion her name has brought with it through the years. Pronunciation problems, unheard of, spelling, etc.
Danica is a beautiful name, as too is its meaning. I have always prounounced the 'ic' in the name as the word and conjunction sound, 'It's' or 'its' as in: 'sits'. I have always found that it retains its fluidity pronounced in that manner. But, whichever way one wants to prounounce it, the beauty of the name'still remains.
My name is Danica (i pronounce it Dan-i-kah) and I love it when people mispronounce my name. I'm from America and since its rarely heard I have started a list of mispronuciations. like Do-knee-ka, dancia, dianica, and many more. I love my name and I love the meaning. The only thing that annoys me, and it has only started recently becuase of Danica Patrick, people ask me if I am named after her (its especially annoying becuse she has only been well know a few years... and i am 16).
my name is danica morales and i proud to introduce my name!!!...
DANICA is one of the BEST NAME IN THE WORLD ! I'm proud of being have this name Danica :). I'm living in philippine, laguna.:) :*
hello! mY namE is DAnica... I'm a filipino..15 yrs.old... i really like my name 'cause its just too pretty and sweet i like it.. i also got some names from my friends like: DANix; danniecuh; etc. i love my namE! hope you love yours.
I had a little girl on June 20th and we called her Danika. We originally spelt her name 'Danica' but people had trouble with pronounciation, so we changed the'spelling and pronounce it as It's spelt; 'Dan-i-ka'. Although we have a slavic background, we thought this pronounciation was better and easier for her as we live in Australia. So many people have commented that they love this name.
HI'my name's Danica and people prononce it dan u ka (for me at least) my mum called me Danica after my grandfather who died before I was born he was polish so my mum did this as sort of a reminder of him to her.
Well my name is Daniel and yes I remember when'teache's use to read my name for attendence they said Danielle and I always found a way to turn it around on'them and get everyone to laugh at the teacher. But the name is great because "Dan'the Man" It cant get much better then'that.