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Daphne

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Champy87 · 16/12/2018 11:48

I’m looking for strong girls names and love the idea of historical or literary connotations. I’m finding the likes of Emmeline, Rosa are very popular as well as the Shakespearean Ophelia, Aurelia etc. I started looking at Greek or Roman gods as I liked Penelope and came across Daphne. She was a nymph in Greek mythology and there is also a famous author Daphne du Maurier. I’m just worried I like the association more than the name. Any thoughts?

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Nativityriot · 26/12/2018 16:51

Agatha, but a very marmite name! The saint, the writer and, most importantly, taggie from Riders by Jilly Cooper

EmpressAdultHumanFemale · 17/12/2018 14:30

I remember that Daphne, Lobster. And Daphne was always my favourite Scooby Doo character too.

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Champy87 · 17/12/2018 14:26

Thanks everyone! I’m glad there are so many positive responses. Thinking about my original post, if anyone has any ideas for other historical/literary/mythological names, I’d love to hear them.

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ApolloandDaphne · 17/12/2018 12:40

I love it. See my username!

Lobsterquadrille2 · 17/12/2018 12:11

Daphne is lovely. I don't know any and have never heard of the 90s group. My first association was Daphne from Mallory Towers - she was very pretty, pretended to be from a wealthy family and then I think stole various items, Mary Lou went to post them and was blown over a cliff and Daphne saved her life.

I promise that I do not read Enid Blyton these days.

starkid · 17/12/2018 12:08

I like Daphne :)

OnlyFoolsnMothers · 17/12/2018 12:00

Daphne was my front runner, I loved it but no one else did, including my OH.
I loved Daffy as a nickname

I find Delphine a little too much
Penelope I liked but way too popular for my preference now.

bellanotte22 · 17/12/2018 11:53

Daphne is beautiful. I always liked Delphine after the Greek sanctuary Delphi but worried about Peppa's donkey friend Hmm

festivedogbone · 17/12/2018 11:51

I like Daphne. Penelope I'm not a fan of, I know two who are both called Penny and that just makes me think of dirty coins or "spending a penny".

Whyareallthegoodnamesgone · 17/12/2018 08:03

The song lyrics are from a one hit wonder 90s band called "Daphne and Celeste" which was literally two girls named, you guessed it, Daphne and Celeste, who sang a song called "Ugly". The lyrics literally went "U-G-L-Y, you ain't got no alibi! You ugly!" That's what I first thought of too. I used to like the name Celeste and this band put me off it.

Watto1 · 16/12/2018 20:18

Prone, not tone

Watto1 · 16/12/2018 20:18

The only Daphne I know is 97 and is known as Daffers by one and all. It's a nice name but tone to nicknames such as Daffers and Daffy. If you are happy with that then go for it!

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Champy87 · 16/12/2018 20:14

IVEgottheJINGLEBELLS

Your momma
Your daddy
Your greasey greasey grandaddy...

Sorry this reference is totally lost on me. Could you enlighten in case it’s something that puts me off

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EloisaJane · 16/12/2018 17:24

It is a lovely name but the potential nn's put me off (Daffers, Daffy)

TheDustBunny · 16/12/2018 16:51

Daphne is such an ugly name. Penelope is lovely.

missmouse101 · 16/12/2018 16:37

I just think of Daffy when I hear it. Not a great nickname.

WillowintheUK · 16/12/2018 16:35

Makes me think of Daphne in The Broons, but I'm Scots, so that's probably why. Not a name I particularly warm to, but nothing wrong with it. Penelope is lovely though.

daisypond · 16/12/2018 16:14

Daphne is very nice. It definitely doesn't have an accent.

FlyingMonkeys · 16/12/2018 16:11

Scooby Doo

SanJunipero · 16/12/2018 15:32

I love Daphne - it's a beautiful name.

DramaAlpaca · 16/12/2018 15:30

I adore Daphne.

IVEgottheJINGLEBELLS · 16/12/2018 15:29

Your momma
Your daddy
Your greasey greasey grandaddy...

EmpressAdultHumanFemale · 16/12/2018 15:22

She was a nymph in Greek mythology

As far as I remember, she was sworn to Artemis but Apollo was constantly after her. Eventually her father the river god changed her into a laurel tree to stop him catching her, and then Apollo started taking her leaves to make wreaths instead.

Phebes · 16/12/2018 15:14

Lovely

bringbackfonzi · 16/12/2018 14:44

Daphne is a great name.