Dany Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Dany belongs to the Dani family of names, which has Italian roots. At root, the name means “A shortened form of Daniel in several traditions”.

Dany and Dani

Dany writes “y” in place of the “i” found in Dani, a typical scribal difference. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. The same family of names includes Dányi.

Between 1891 and 2000, 1,866 babies born in France were registered as Dany, with the most births in 1951–1960. Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Deny, Dean and Dana.

Arms associated with the name

Arms linked to Dani and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Want more than a summary? See the Dany family name pack.