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Comments and insights on the name Daphne: | Edit

This name is absolutley beautiful and underused. This is my number one name for a baby girl.

Personal experiences with the name Daphne: | Edit

In my experience as a Daphne: Lots of people think of it as French (when actually it's Greek) or comment that the name is pretty and old-fashioned. Also, up until the late 1990s I often had to repeat or spell the name, or clarify that I was not "Stephanie" or even "Cathy." But now more people recognize it. I credit Frasier and the Scooby Doo movie.

My great-grandmother was called Daphne. I always thought the name was comically old-fashioned.

My great aunt was named Daphne, she was my mother's favorite aunt and they were very close. She always went with Dap, which I've always thought is cute nickname for Daphne that I've never heard any other Daphnes use. Not Daph but Dap, even though she was my great aunt, I always thought her nickname sounded young and sporty. If I ever ues the name in honor of my Aunt Dap, I can definitely see using her nickname too, especially if my daughter is a spunky girl just like she was. :)

Nicknames for Daphne: | Edit

Daph
Daphy
Fifi
Dee
Dap
Daffodil

Meanings and history of the name Daphne: | Edit

Incredible smelling spring flower (a kind of laurel)
Daphne was a nymph who, when pursued by the amorous Apollo, turned into a laurel tree to escape him. Variations on the story are here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daphne

Famous real-life people named Daphne: | Edit

Daphne Zuniga, American actress
Daphne Rubin-Vega, Panamanian entertainer
Daphne Groeneveld, Dutch model
Daphne Bloomer, American actress

Daphne in song, story & screen: | Edit

Daphne Paloma Vasquez played by Katie Leclerc on ABC Family's series "Switched at Birth"
Daphne Blake from the animated series "Scooby Doo"
Daphne Powell played by Kay Panabaker on the series "No Ordinary Family"
Daphne Moon played by Jane Leeves on the series "Frasier"