Girl · Greek
Daphne
Say it: DAF-nee
Meaning
From Greek daphnē 'laurel, bay tree'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Mostly a myth name until it came into English use in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 37,365 babies given this name since 1886
- At its height in 1962, about 1 in 1,700 girls
- 744 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Daphnie
| Greek | Dafni |
|---|---|
| Italian | Dafne |
| Spanish | Dafne |
| French | Daphné |
Famous bearers
- Daphne, nymph turned into a laurel in Greek myth
- Daphne du Maurier, English novelist
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Where this comes from
- Ancient Greek literature and history (Homer, Herodotus, Plutarch and others)
- Well-known works of literature
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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