Girl name Greek origin Multiple tradition

Defne

DEF-neh · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Laurel
Language
Greek
Culture
Turkish
Religion
Multiple
Style era
modern
Themes
nature · mythological
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#4295
2024 births33
Peak year2017
First appeared1993
Total US births626
2017 peak19932001200920162024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Def
Alternate spellings
DaphneDafne
In other languages
Defne (Turkish)Daphne (Greek)Dafne (Italian)

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