Daphne (given name)

Daphne is a female given name. It originates from Greek mythology, where Daphne (Greek: Δάφνη) was a naiad, a variety of female nymph associated with fountains, wells, springs, streams, brooks and other bodies of freshwater.

Notable persons[]

• Daphne (born 1989), Cameroonian singer
• Daphné, French singer
• Daphne Arden (born 1941)
• Daphne Ashbrook (born 1963), American actress
• Daphne Barak-Erez (born 1965), Israeli law professor
• Daphne Bavelier
• Daphne Berdahl (1964–2007)
• Daphne Blunt (born 1997)
• Dafni Bokota (born 1960), Greek singer and TV presenter
• Daphne Brooker (1927–2012), British model, costume designer, and fashion professor
• Daphne Brooks (born 1968)
• Daphne Brown (1948–2011)
• Daphne Campbell (born 1957)
• Daphne Caruana Galizia (1964–2017), Maltese journalist and blogger
• Daphne Ceeney (1934–2016)
• Daphne Courtney (born 1917)
• Dafna Dekel (born 1966), Israeli singer, actress and television personality
• Daphne du Maurier (1907–1989), English writer
• Daphne Gail Fautin
• Daphne Fielding (1904–1997), English socialite and writer
• Daphne Fitzpatrick (born 1964)
• Daphne Foskett (1911–1998), English art connoisseur and art writer
• Daphne Fowler (born 1939), English game show champion
• Daphne Gautschi (born 2000), Swiss handball player
• Daphne Gottlieb (born 1968)
• Daphne Guinness (born 1967), Irish artist and socialite
• Daphne Lorraine Gum (1916–2017)
• Daphne Haldin (1899–1973)
• Daphne Hampson (born 1944), British theologian
• Daphne Hardy Henrion (1917–2003)
• Daphne Hasenjäger (born 1929)
• Daphne Heard (1904–1983)
• Daphne Iking (born 1978)
• Daphne Jackson (1938–1991)
• Daphne Jennings (born 1939)
• Daphne Jongejans (born 1965)
• Daphne Jordan, American politician
• Daphne Khoo (born 1987)
• Daphni Leef (born 1986), Israeli social activist
• Daphne Matziaraki, Greek director, writer and producer
• Daphne Mayo (1895–1982)
• Daphne Merkin (born 1954), American writer
• Daphne Odjig (1919–2016)
• Daphne Olivier (1889–1950)
• Daphne Park (1921–2010), British diplomat and spy
• Daphne Patai (born 1943), American educator
• Daphne Pearson (1911–2000)
• Daphne Phelps (1911–2005)
• Daphne Pochin Mould (1920–2014)
• Daphne Pollard (1892–1978)
• Daphne Reynolds (1918–2002), English painter and printmaker
• Daphne Robinson (1932–2008)
• Daphne Spain
• Daphne Todd (born 1947)
• Daphne Touw (born 1970)
• Daphne Trimble (born 1953)
• Daphne Wayans (born 1971)
• Daphne Willis (born 1987)
• Daphne Woodward, French-English translator
• Daphne Zuniga (born 1962), American actress

Fictional characters[]

• Daphne Blake, a character in the television cartoon series Scooby-Doo
• Daphne Broon, a character in the Scottish cartoon strip The Broons
• Daphne Clarke, from the Australian soap opera Neighbours
• Daphne Greengrass, a character in the Harry Potter series
• Daphne Hatzilakos, a character in the Canadian television series Degrassi: The Next Generation
• Daphne Millbrook, a character in the television series Heroes
• Daphne Moon, a character in the television show Frasier
• Daphne Millicent Turner, the Malory Towers books
• Princess Daphne (character), a character in the video game Dragon's Lair
• Princess Daphne the nymph, a character in the Italian cartoon series Winx Club
• Daphne Grimm, a character from The Sisters Grimm book series
• Daphne Vasquez, a character in the television show Switched at Birth
• Daphne Reynolds, main character from the film What a Girl Wants
• The Groovy Girls doll line, by Manhattan Toy, features a doll named Daphne
• Daphne Bridgerton. A character from the Netflix series Bridgerton
• Daphne Minton, a character from the web series and series 3 doll line of Rainbow High.

See also[]

• Dafne (given name)
• Dafni § People
• Daphna

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