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DELPHINA

Gender: Feminine

Usage: History

Feminine form of the Roman name Delphinus, which meant "of Delphi" in Latin. Delphi was a city in ancient Greece, the name of which is possibly related to Greek δελφις (delphis) "dolphin". The Blessed Delphina was a 14th-century Provençal nun.
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