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Daphne¹
- /ˈdæfni/ UK, US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Ancient Greek δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel, bay”).
proper noun Daphnë
- A dryad pursued by Apollo, who was turned into a laurel tree by the river god Peneus. Run when you will, the story shall be chang'd; / Apollo flies, and Daphne holds the chase; / The dove pursues the griffin
- 41 Daphne, a main belt asteroid.
- A female given name from Ancient Greek. My wife. Daphne. Yes, that was, is, her name. For some reason people have always found it faintly comic. I think it matches very well her damp, dark, myopic beauty.
daphne²
- /ˈdæf.niː/
Where it comes from
From translingual Daphne, from Ancient Greek δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel”).
noun daphnes
- Any one of least 50 species of shrub in the genus Daphne of the family Thymelaeaceae, some of which are grown as ornamentals.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: wings, ailes, daphnë, dryad, dryade, daphnis, tree nymph, maelid, ephydriad, diana, hamadryad, dione, laurels, nymph, ladon, zephyrette
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name mythological dryad
| Español | Dafne |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 다프네 Dapeune |
| 日本語 | ダプネー Dapunē |
| Português | Dafne |
| Français | Daphné |
| Italiano | Dafne |
| Ελληνικά | Δάφνη Dáfni |
| Русский | Да́фна Dáfna |
| العربية | دافني |
name Asteroid
| 中文 | 桂神星 Guìshénxīng |
|---|
name female given name
| 中文 | 達夫妮 /达夫妮 Dáfūní |
|---|---|
| Português | Dafne, Daphne |
| Français | Daphné |
| Italiano | Dafne |
| Ελληνικά | Δάφνη Dáfni |
| עברית | דַּפְנָה Dafná |
noun shrub in the genus Daphne
| Português | dafne |
|---|---|
| Français | garou |
| Deutsch | Seidelbast |
| Română | iederă albă |
| Русский | во́лчий пе́рец vólčij pérec, во́лчье лы́ко vólčʹje lýko, во́лчий я́годник vólčij jágodnik, волчея́годник volčejágodnik |
| Tiếng Việt | thụy hương |
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title = {daphne},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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