Daphne

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈdæfni/

Proper noun

Greek

(Greek mythology) A dryad pursued by Apollo, who was turned into a laurel tree by the river god Peneus. / (astronomy) 41 Daphne, a main belt asteroid. / A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Japanese Meaning

（ギリシャ神話）アポロに追われ、川の神ペネウスによって月桂樹に変えられたドライアド（木の精霊）としてのダフネ / （天文学）小惑星帯に位置する主小惑星「41ダフネ」 / 古代ギリシャに由来する女性の名前としてのダフネ

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Google Translation / DeepL Translation

アポローンに追われ、河神ペネウスによって月桂樹に変えられた樹木の精は、追跡が迫る中で森を走り抜けた。

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(Greek mythology) A dryad pursued by Apollo, who was turned into a laurel tree by the river god Peneus.

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(astronomy) 41 Daphne, a main belt asteroid.

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A female given name from Ancient Greek.

My wife. Daphne. Yes, that was, is, her name. For some reason people have always found it faintly comic. I think it matches very well her damp, dark, myopic beauty.

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