Danai
Greek at root, from Danaos, "of the Danaans". Fewer than fifty people in Poland carry it, so most Poles will never meet one.
Danai Pronunciation
Danai is pronounced dah-NAH-ee (/daˈnai/).
What Danai means
Where Danai comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Danai comes from Greek. The name points back to the Danaoi, the Danaans, one of the words Homer uses for the Greeks who sailed against Troy. Behind that word stands Danaos, the legendary king. So the short meaning holds plainly: of the Danaans.
The line runs through old myth. Danaos came to Argos with fifty daughters, the Danaids, and his name marked a whole people before it marked one person. A woman called Danai carries that older, collective sense.
The name has a living bearer. Danai Gurira, born 1978, plays Okoye in Black Panther and Michonne in The Walking Dead, and she writes stage plays. On a Polish class register the name would stand out, short and Greek among the Annas and Danutas.
Danai stays close to its origin: of the Danaans, from Danaos.
How many people are named Danai
1 in 524275 women in Poland is named Danai. 45 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #5687 among female names.
Danai's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 girls were given the name in 2025. It has been stable for a decade.
Danai as a middle name
Danai is a first name for 45 women in Poland and a middle name for another 20, a 69/31 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 1609th, between Dalida (20) and Eliane (20).
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#1609 Danai20
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#1610 Eliane20
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