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Dagmar

American  
[dag-mahr] / ˈdæg mɑr /

noun

  1. a female given name: from Danish, meaning “day” and “glory.”


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Gene Zilinskas, a retired sonar engineer, is 85 and his wife Dagmar, a former art teacher, is 93.

From Los Angeles Times

But as Dagmar Rösler, head of the Swiss teachers' association, told Swiss media, "We can't do all our classes in the swimming pool – we've got things we need to teach."

From BBC

“I think most people in Denmark know about Dagmar and the true crime that inspired us to write about this. But no one outside Denmark,” Von Horn says.

From Los Angeles Times

As in real life, the fictional Dagmar runs a candy shop where women drop off their unwanted babies and receive assurances that a good home will be found for them.

From Los Angeles Times

In her eyes, Dagmar is providing a service for women who have nowhere else to turn.

From Los Angeles Times