Delphine

Where Delphine comes from

French form of Latin Delphina, meaning woman from Delphi; Bl. Delphine of Glandèves was a 14th century nun from Provence.
— Wiktionary's entry for Delphine
  • French
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1804
    Delphine de Girardin born
    French writer
  2. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #836 among girls — 5 babies in the first year on record.
  3. 1930
    Peak, #427
    242 babies named Delphine — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1932
    Delphine Seyrig born
    French actress and film director
  5. 1940
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #645.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from French, Latin, or Ancient Greek.
Namesakes
  • Delphine Seyrig · French actress and film director, 1932–1990
  • Delphine de Girardin · French writer, 1804–1855
  • Delphine de Vigan · French novelist, born 1966
  • Delphine Cascarino · French footballer, born 1997
  • Delphine LaLaurie · American serial killer, 1787–1849

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.