Daphne

Daphne \dap-hne, da-ph-ne\ is a female's name. It consists of 6 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby girl name Daphne is pronounced in Dutch as DAAFNah or in English as DAEFNiy ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Daphne: D as in "day (D.EY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Daphne?

Daphne is mainly used in the English and German languages. It is of Old Greek origin. Derived literally from the word 'daphne' which means laurel, laurel tree. The name was borne in Greek mythology by a nymph who was turned into a laurel tree by her father to escape Apollo's unwanted attention. The laurel became sacred to the heartbroken Apollo, who made a crown out of her leaves; thus the laurel wreath came into use as a victor's crown at the ancient Pythian Games held in Apollo's honor. The given name was first taken up among English speakers in the 18th century, and it was popular in the late 19th century when plant names were in vogue. The name Daphne is widely used; it has 34 variant forms that are used in both English and other languages. Variant forms of Daphne used in English name Daffi, Daffie meaning, Dafnea name popularity, Dafneah name popularity, Dafnee name variations, Dafneigh meaning of name, Dafney meaning, Dafni meaning and origin, Dafnie pronounciation, baby name Dafny, name Danfy meaning, baby name Daphany, Daphe definition, what does the name Daphine mean, Daphiny meaning of name, Daphna meaning, Daphnah name variations, name Daphnea origin, Daphneah definition, Daphnee meaning and origin, Daphni name variations, Daphnit pronounciation, Daphny pronounciation, what does the name Daveney mean, and Davne pronounciation. Other English forms the contraction meaning of Daph, the diminutives name Daff origin and Daffy pronounciation, and the variant spellings Dafne name variations (also used in German, and Italian), Daphney meaning and origin, and meaning of Daphnie. Foreign variant forms the Albanian and Slavic Dafina meaning and origin, the Hebrew Dafna name, and the French name Daphné. Daphne is a rather popular baby girl name. The name jumped in popularity from the 1930s up to the 1960s. Its usage peaked modestly in 1962 with 0.056% of baby girls being given the name Daphne. It had a ranking of #266 then. The baby name has experienced a fall in popularity since then. In 2010, its usage was 0.032% and its ranking #488, was nonetheless the most widely used among all girl names in its family.

A famous person named Daphne is Actress Daphne Zuniga, born 28 October 1962, San Francisco, California.

List of baby names Daphne:

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The baby name Daphne fun facts:

The name Daphne in reverse order is "Enhpad".

The numerological value of the name Daphne is number 3, which means expression, verbalization, socialization, the arts, the joy of living.

How popular is Daphne?

Daphne is in the top names in USA.