Given name & surname · also Middle English
Dolphin
“enemy”·“Sami”
Dolphin is a surname from Middle English, ultimately from Old Norse.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dolphin is built from elements meaning “enemy” and “Sami”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Dolphin comes from Middle English, and ultimately from Old Norse.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Middle English Dolfin, from Old Norse Dólgfinnr, built from Old Norse dólgr (“enemy”) + Finnr.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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