Daphne
Daphne is a girl name of Greek origin, ranked #88 in popularity, meaning The laurel tree.
What Daphne means
The laurel tree.
Daphne sits at 6 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Daphne comes from
Greek names often reach back to mythology, philosophy, or the early Church. They tend to be transparently meaningful in the original: many are compounds you can still take apart into their two halves.
Daphne is recorded as Greek in origin. Browse other Greek names.
How popular is Daphne?
Daphne is ranked #88, near the outer edge of the top hundred. Names here are often on the way up or on the way down, so this is the band where a name can feel fresh and established at the same time.
The character of Daphne
We group Daphne under the natural world and flowers and growing things — an unusual pairing, and often the reason a name feels the way it does. Each theme opens a full list of names sharing it.
Names like Daphne
These share Daphne's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Iris — Rainbow; messenger of the gods.
- Acacia — Thorny tree; resurrection.
- Anthea — Flower; blossom.
- Azalea — The azalea flower.
- Daisy — The day's-eye flower.
- Dahlia — Valley flower.
- Defne — Laurel tree.
- Hana — Flower, blossom.
- Lily — The lily flower — purity and beauty.
- Rose — The rose flower.
- Sakura — Cherry blossom.
- Violet — The violet flower; the color purple.
More Greek names
- Damon — To tame; a loyal friend.
- Delia — Of Delos; the moon goddess.
- Damaris — Gentle; a calf.
- Demetrius — Devoted to Demeter; of the earth.
- Crystal — Clear, brilliant ice.
- Diamond — Brilliant and unbreakable gem.
- Cosmos — Harmony; the cosmos flower.
- Dorothy — Gift of God.
- Cosmo — Order; the universe.
- Ebony — Deep black wood.