Danny

English

Etymology

From Daniel and Danielle, from Hebrew דן, and -y.

Pronunciation

• enPR: dăn'i IPA^(key): /ˈdæni/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -æni
• Hyphenation: Dan‧ny

Proper noun

Danny (plural Dannies)

1. A unisex given name
   1. A diminutive of the male given name Daniel.

      Coordinate terms: Dan, Dannie

      • 2024 November 20, Fortesa Latifi, “How These Men Left the Manosphere — and Why Some May Never”, in Teen Vogue‎:

        Maisie says that Danny entered the manosphere through the realm of self-help, which Cynthia Miller-Idriss, a sociology professor at American University who specializes in extremism, says is “a great example of how radicalization works.”

   2. A diminutive of the female given names Danielle, Daniella, or Daniela.

      Coordinate terms: Dani, Danni, Dannie

Derived terms

• Jack and Danny

Translations

Diminutive of Dan, Daniel

Catalan: Dani m Dutch: Daan (nl) m French: Dany (fr) m or f German: Dani (de) m or f Japanese: ダニー Romanian: Dănuț (ro)

See also

• Dany

Danish

Alternative forms

• Danni

Proper noun

Danny

1. a male given name borrowed from English