Daphne name - Meaning of Daphne
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- Gender
- Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 3
- Usage
- Greek Mythology, English, Dutch
- Pronounced
- DAF-nee (English) , DAHF-nə (Dutch)
- Daphne Meaning
- Means "laurel" in Greek. In Greek mythology she was a nymph turned into a laurel tree by her father in order that she might escape the pursuit of Apollo. It has been used as a given name in the English-speaking world since the end of the 19th century. Daphne originates in Greek language and means "laurel tree". In Greek mythology, Daphne was a nymph transformed into a laurel tree. In the English-speaking countries it was not used as a feminine given name until the beginning of the 20th century.
Daphne Related Names
Variant:, Daf, Daffie, Daffy, Dafne, Dafnee, Dafny, Daphnee, Daphney, Daphni, Daphnie, Daphny
Other Languages: Dafina (Albanian), Daphné (French), Dafne (Italian), Dafina (Macedonian)
Daphne Celebrities
Daphne Clair - writer, Daphne Du Maurier - writer, Daphne Marlatt - writer, Daphne Odjig - artist, Daphne Rooke - writer, Daphne Rubin-Vega - actress, Daphne Zuniga - actress,
