Family name origins & meanings
- Ukrainian : from a pet form of the personal name Danýlo.
- Polish : from a pet form of an Old Polish compound personal name beginning with Da- (for example, Dalebor, Dalegor, Dalemir), or of the Biblical names Daniel or Dawid (Polish form of David).
- Bulgarian : from a pet form of Daco, itself a pet form of various personal names such as Jordan, Danail, or David or alternatively from a pet form of Dace.