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Meaning

The name Daphny has the following meaning:

Refers to the laurel tree. It originates from Greek mythology where a nymph by that name, transformed herslef into a laurel tree in an attempt to escape from the besotted god Apollo. The name was used during the era of the Roman empire but vanished for a period of time before resurfacing in the 18th century as a slave name in the U.S. Its status was elevated briefly in the English speaking workd in the 20th century. This is a name that exudes a soft beauty and remains very likeable.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

Popularity

As a baby girl name, Daphny is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

There are no available USA popularity statistics for the name Daphny for the past 100 years. However, the following chart shows the popularity ranking for the name Daphne, of which the name Daphny is a variant.
USA baby name statistics

Origins

The name Daphny is very likely a(n) Greek variant of the name Daphne. See other suggested Greek girl baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Daphne.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Daphny and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Daphny: Boys - Ambrose, Basil, Cyril, Girls - Agatha, Charis, Charissa, Cleta, Eulalia, Exie, Lexus, Mallie, Melanie, Melina, Melody, Narella, Niobe, Salina, Both genders - Barbara, Lois, Margaret

Variants

The name Daphny is a variant of Daphne. Other popular variants of the name Daphne are: Daf (Nickname), Daffie (Nickname), Daffy (Nickname), Dafne (Italian), Dafnee, Dafneigh, Dafny, Daphnee, Daphney, Daphni, Daphnie, Daphny

Style

We think the name Daphny should fall under the following style category: Everlasting.

See other Everlasting girl names

Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Daphny to be: A woman who exudes intelligence and beauty

In one word, you might describe Daphny as a(n) "intelligent" person.

See other "intelligent" names for girls.

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Famous persons

See the meaning of Daphne for names of some famous persons with the name Daphny or Daphne (or their variants).
Destiny (32)
Diana (107)
Daisy (144)
Diamond (226)
Denise (335)
Daniella (338)
Dulce (430)
Deja (473)
Daphne (573)
Deborah (600)
Daijha
Daizy
Diane
Derinda
Desarae
Dedra
Daphnie
Dalya
Dasya
Dianthe
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