Danae is a ♀ female name.
Origin of Danae
Danae is a variant of Danaë, which is an ancient Greek name. In Greek mythology, Danaë was a daughter of Acrisios and Aganippe, a lover of Zeus and the mother of Perseus.
Meaning of Danae
The meaning of Danae is unknown. Maybe, the name derived from ancient Greek “Danaoi/Δαναοί”, a word for the Greeks and Danaans used by Homer. Therefore, Danae means “of the Danaans”.
Pronunciation of Danae
Variants of the name Danae
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Names Girl's name Names with D Girl names with DName Statistic: Danae is ranked #3952 overall ↑↑ 337
- 🇦🇹 Austria: 4901 ↓↓ -1840
- 🇦🇺 Australia: 2914 ↑↑ 7897
- 🇧🇪 Belgium: 7040 ↓↓ -108
- 🇨🇦 Canada: 2586 ↓↓ -275
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland: 5071 ↓↓ -1258
- 🇩🇪 Germany: 8470 ↑↑ 1802
- 🇩🇰 Denmark: 9509 ↓↓ -320
- 🇪🇸 Spain: 1953 ↑↑ 324
- 🇫🇮 Finland: 11843 ↓ -91
- 🇫🇷 France: 1352 ↑↑ 389
- 🇬🇧 Great Britain: 2737 ↑↑ 2100
- 🇮🇪 Ireland: 13091 ↓↓ -2686
- 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein: 5296 ↑↑ 232
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands: 2570 ↓↓ -320
- 🇳🇴 Norway: 12522 ↓↓ -123
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand: 11727 ↑↑ 1254
- 🇵🇹 Portugal: 13875 ↓↓ -12413
- 🇸🇪 Sweden: 11442 ↑↑ 1515
- 🇺🇸 United States: 2967 ↑↑ 1126
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