Daphne

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Daphne

Gender: Feminine
Language: English
Etymology:
Daphne comes a character in Greek mythology, named for a Greek word meaning “Laurel Bush.”

History:
Daphne is a name from Greek mythology, the name of a nymph who was turned into a laurel tree, and honored by apollo.

Because of it is also the name of a flowering shrub, Daphne was revived at the very end of the 19th century, when flower names were popular.

Pronunciation: daff-nee.

Diminutives:
English: Daffie, Daffy.

Alternates: Dafne.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Daphne du Maurier (1907-1989)
English author.

Miscellaneous:
Daphne
In Greek mythology, a nymph who turned into a laurel tree to escape from Apollo.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.019 % named Daphne

Popularity of Daphne:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 859th most popular.
1910-1920: 905th most popular.
1920-1930: 722nd most popular.
1930-1940: 836th most popular.
1940-1950: 658th most popular.
1950-1960: 547th most popular.
1960-1970: 369th most popular.
1970-1980: 455th most popular.
1980-1990: 746th most popular.
1990: 754th most popular.
1991: 862nd most popular.
1992: 884th most popular.
1993: 908th most popular.
1994: 749th most popular.
1995: 840th most popular.
1996: 813th most popular.
1997: 839th most popular.
1998: 777th most popular.
1999: 688th most popular.
2000: 632nd most popular.
2001: 456th most popular.
2002: 569th most popular.
2003: 599th most popular.