Danny

English

Etymology

From Dan (“diminutive of Daniel and Danielle”) +‎ -y, from Hebrew דן.

Pronunciation

• enPR: dăn'i IPA^(key): /ˈdæni/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -æni
• Hyphenation: Dan‧ny

Proper noun

Danny (plural Dannys or 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^[1], archived from the original on 1 February 2025:

        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, and 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)
• Russian: Дэ́нни (ru) m (Dɛ́nni), Да́ня (ru) m (Dánja)

See also

• Dany

Danish

Alternative forms

• Danni

Proper noun

Danny

1. a male given name borrowed from English