Danai as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Danai

What is the meaning of the name Danai ?

The baby name Danai is a girl name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced tha-NA-ee.

Danai is Greek in Origin.

Danai is most often treated as a modern transliteration of Greek Δανάη, the ancient name usually rendered Danaë in English. The earliest securely attested form is Δανάη in Greek mythic tradition, borne by the Argive princess and mother of Perseus. Its etymology is not settled: it is commonly connected with Δαναός and the ethnonym Δαναοί, Danaan, but no ancient lexical meaning can be recovered with confidence.

In Greek usage Danai belongs to the same mythological name family as Danae, Danaos, and Danaïdes, the fifty daughters of Danaus known from Aeschylus and later Latin retellings. Modern Greek preserves the form Δανάη/Danai, while English more often writes Danae or Danaë. Outside Greek contexts the spelling overlaps with unrelated Shona Danai, an imperative meaning love one another, as in Danai Gurira’s name, and with Thai masculine Danai.