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Δάφνη

Δάφνη (Dáfni) is a feminine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Greek.

Greek and grWritten in Greek script. In English: Daphne.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Δάφνη comes from Ancient Greek.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Ancient Greek Δάφνη.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Δάφνη’s family of names

In Greek usage, Δάφνη has a later derivative in DEFNE. In Greek usage, Δάφνη has a conventional equivalent in the English form Daphne.

Walk Δάφνη’s family in the name graph

ΔάφνηDaphneDefne

The ring: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Δάφνη has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.

Ancient Greek

2 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Sibling ideas

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