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Danny

American  
[dan-ee] / ˈdæn i /

noun

  1. a male given name, form of Daniel.


danny British  
/ ˈdænɪ /

noun

  1. dialect the hand (used esp when addressing children)

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Etymology

Origin of danny

probably from dandy, childish pronunciation of hand

Example Sentences

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This game won't be easy - Declan Rice is an injury doubt for the Gunners and Brighton have just picked up back-to-back wins, with Danny Welbeck scoring in both - but I still think Arsenal will find a way to win it.

From BBC

However, they are proving to become unpredictable under Danny Rohl and worries about the Ibrox side's mentality are resurfacing.

From BBC

While Iran has a limited supply of ballistic missiles, it is believed to have an arsenal of many thousands of unmanned aerial vehicles and has the ability to produce them en masse, said Danny Citrinowicz, a former Israeli military intelligence official and now a senior researcher at the Tel Aviv-based Institute for National Security Studies.

From The Wall Street Journal

Both managers will need the comfort of a darkened room to figure out how they could be so excellent in one half and so poor in another, Danny Rohl most of all.

From BBC

They have a popular manager in Danny Rohl and what looks like ambition in the boardroom.

From BBC