Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries
DANKO
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| Origin | of multiple origin |
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| Type | Family name referring to the connection with the father or another ancestor by that name |
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The name is derived from the name Danko (hypocoristic form of the Slovak given name Daniel ‘Daniel’). It may also be derived from the medieval Hungarian name Dankó (hypocoristic form of the Hungarian equivalent of the same given name; spelling adaptation). In both cases, it refers to the connection with the father or another ancestor by that name. Variants: Dankó, Daňko. |