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.
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