Danny

Dan·ny
D2A1N1N1Y4
/ˈdæni/

proper noun

A diminutive of the male given name Daniel.

CommonScrabble 9

Meanings

proper nounDanny (plural Dannies)

plural Dannies

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

      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.”

      2024 November 20, Fortesa Latifi, “How These Men Left the Manosphere — and Why Some May Never”, in Teen Vogue, archived from the original on 01 Feb 2025

Origin

  1. Hebrewדן
  2. EnglishDanny

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

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Translations

Catalan Dani
  • DaniDiminutive of Dan, Daniel
Dutch Daan
  • DaanDiminutive of Dan, Daniel
French Dany
  • DanyDiminutive of Dan, Daniel
German Dani
  • DaniDiminutive of Dan, Daniel
Japanese ダニー
  • ダニーDiminutive of Dan, Daniel
Romanian Dănuț
  • DănuțDiminutive of Dan, Daniel
Russian Дэ́нни, Да́ня
  • Дэ́нни (Dɛ́nni)Diminutive of Dan, Daniel
  • Да́ня (Dánja)Diminutive of Dan, Daniel

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

Danny. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Danny

MLA

“Danny.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Danny. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Danny,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Danny.

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