Delphine
Direction and origin of the name
Delphine is a female first name coming from the Greek delpis and Latin delphinus (dolphin).
Alternatives
- Polish: Delfina
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male form: Dolphin
Popularity of the name
Popular in Provence, the country of holy Delphine de Sabran, since the Middle Ages, the name was propagated only in France and in the United States. In France, during the 20th century, there were 126.446 attribution of the first name of Delphine: there of be a little bit at the beginning of the century, then after one long period of latency, a great vogue between 1970 and 1985. Since the first name is again forsaken.
Delphine like name of anybody or first name
Holy:- Delphine de Sabran (+ 1360), wife and widow in Provence (festival the November 26th).
First name:
- Delphine Seyrig, (1932-1990), French actress
- Delphine Deloget, (1975 -), French director
- Delphyne Peretto, biathlèthe French
Character of fiction and work of art
- Delphine and Marinette, characters of the Tales of the cat perched of the écivain Marcel Aymé.
- Delphine is a film of Eric Hung of 1969.
Toponymy
- Dauphine, province of France around Grenoble and Vienna.
Proverb
- With the Holy-Delphine (November 26th) mets your coat with pèlerine.
Others
- the Passeport DELPHINE is a type of French passport.
- the Système DELPHINE allows the creation and the management of the passports.
References
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