From the Old Norse name Dagmær, derived from the elements dagr "day" and mær "maid". This was the name adopted by the popular Bohemian wife of the Danish king Valdemar II when they married in 1205. Her birth name was Markéta.
Usage: Czech, Danish, Finnish, German, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish
Name day: September 27th: Sweden November 26th: Estonia December 20th: Czech Republic