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View Name: Delphina


DELPHINA
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: Late Roman
Meaning & History
Feminine form of the Latin name Delphinus, which meant "of Delphi". 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.
Related Names
MASCULINE FORM: Delphinus
OTHER LANGUAGES: Delphine (French), Delfina (Italian), Delfina (Spanish)



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