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Daphne

name
/ˈdæfni/UK

Etymology

From translingual Daphne, from Ancient Greek δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel”).

  1. derived from δάφνη — “laurel”
  2. borrowed from Daphne

Definitions

  1. 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

  2. 41 Daphne, a main belt asteroid.

  3. 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.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Any one of least 50 species of shrub in the genus Daphne of the family Thymelaeaceae,…

      Any one of least 50 species of shrub in the genus Daphne of the family Thymelaeaceae, some of which are grown as ornamentals.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA