Given name & surname
Delfin
“resembling a dolphin”·“woman from Delphi; resembling a dolphin”
Delfin is a variant of Delphin. One Greek interpretation is “resembling a dolphin.” Delfin is a variant of Delphina. One Greek interpretation is “woman from Delphi; resembling a dolphin.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Delfin is a variant of Delphin. One Greek interpretation is “resembling a dolphin.” Delfin is a variant of Delphina. One Greek interpretation is “woman from Delphi; resembling a dolphin.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Delfin is a variant of Delphin. An origin associated with Delphin is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From Spanish Delfín, from Spanish delfín, from Latin delphīnem, from Latin delphīnus, from Ancient Greek δελφίς, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷelbʰ-.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1919. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Delfin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 280
- 280 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1969
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 11 in 1969. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,167 as a first name in 2020; 1,979 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Delfin’s family of names
Delfin has a related form in Delphina. Delfin has a related form in Delphin. In Polish usage, Delfin has a conventional equivalent in the Latin form Delphinus.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Delfin
- Delfin LorenzanaPhilippine politicianborn 1948
- Delfín QuishpeEcuadorian singer-songwriterborn 1977
- Delphin de BordeauxFrench bishop
- Delfín JaranillaFilipino judge1883–1980
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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