Daphne Name Meaning

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Daphne Name Meaning

Greek Mythology, English, DutchMeans "laurel" in Greek. In Greek mythology she was a nymph turned into a laurel tree by her father in order that she might escape the pursuit of Apollo. It has been used as a given...

Origin: Greek MythologyGender: Girl
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1 Daryna
2 Dagmara
3 Dollie
4 Draženka
5 Diwata
6 Divina
7 Deniece
8 Deepika
9 Deidra
10 Dafna
11 Darinka
12 Danutė
13 Dona
14 Dardana
15 Delphia
16 Dulcinea
17 Dariya
18 Damijana
19 Djamila
20 Dagnija
21 Di̇dem
22 Dayna
23 Darija
24 Dena
25 Domitia
26 Delphine
27 Davinia
28 Dorothy
29 Deana
30 Dorotéia
31 Daria
32 Donella
33 Dominika
34 Devorah
35 Daniyah
36 Donka
37 Derval
38 Durga
39 Danica
40 Damaris
41 Dottie
42 Denise
43 Deja
44 Donalda
45 Delta
46 Damiana
47 Dolly
48 Drusilla
49 Dervla
50 Dipti
51 Drina
52 Dylis
53 Dalal
54 Dema
55 Dervila
56 Donelle
57 Dory
58 Drusa
59 Doina
60 Dóra
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