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
Delphine through the years
  1. 1804
    Delphine de Girardin born
    French writer
  2. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #836 among girls, with 5 babies in the first year on record.
  3. 1930
    Peak, #427
    242 babies named Delphine, its best rank.
  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.