Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

daphne

/ˈdæfni/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.26 in modern English

Syllables: daphne
IPA: /ˈdæfni/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A dryad pursued by Apollo, who was turned into a laurel tree by the river god Peneus.

name

41 Daphne, a main belt asteroid.

name

A female given name from Ancient Greek.

noun

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

Example Sentences

"Run when you will, the story shall be chang'd; / Apollo flies, and Daphne holds the chase; / The dove pursues the griffin"
"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."

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel, bay”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Daphne, δάφνη

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈdæfni/
British English: /ˈdæfni/

Inflected Forms

Daphnë (alternative) daphnes (plural)

Derived Forms

Daphnean Daphnian daphnin

Phrases

Daphne Major Chinese daphne February daphne flax-leaved daphne lilac daphne rose daphne twin-flower daphne winter daphne

Synonyms

41 Daphne ㊶

Rhymes With

gaffney

Questions

How do you pronounce daphne?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdæfni/.
What does daphne mean?: A dryad pursued by Apollo, who was turned into a laurel tree by the river god Peneus.
Where does daphne come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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