Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dager

/dˈeɪɡɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables
dager
IPA
/dˈeɪɡɚ/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Catalan.

Etymology

* As a Catalan surname, variant of Daguer, from the noun daguer (“knifesmith”). * As a Hispanic (Spanish) surname, variant of Basque (Gipuzkoa) Daguer, a variant of French Daguerre, a habitational name from de + Aguerre, a place in Béarn, itself from Basque. See Aguirre.

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Questions

How do you pronounce dager?
The recorded pronunciation is /dˈeɪɡɚ/.
What does dager mean?
A surname from Catalan.
Where does dager come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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