Message: "Daphne" - Behind the Name

Daphne

by Eden (guest)

1/4/2005, 12:58 PM

Dh and I are planning on having one more child. If our first were a girl, she'd have been named Daphne. When I was pregnant with our second son, I no longer loved Daphne, but did like it. Dh still wanted to use it.

Now I'm starting to love it again. I'm wonder what you all think of it. Most likely her middle name would be either Augusta or Lida.

#Daphne

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- delaney04

1/5/2005, 6:20 AM

I like it, and I think either middle names goes beautifully.

- Pink Princess

1/5/2005, 12:37 AM

Really like Daphne, great name.

- Justina (guest)

1/4/2005, 7:28 PM

Love Daphne

I think it's so pretty. I love Daphne Lida. What a beautiful, unusual and real name. Nice choices.

- Miss Claire

1/4/2005, 3:51 PM

I dislike Daphne. Augusta is great, Lida is cute.

- Siri (guest)

1/4/2005, 3:41 PM

I love Daphne........Daphne Lida is quite pretty..

But I really love Daphne Augusta.

Siri

- Caroline (CarolineCarolina)

1/4/2005, 3:02 PM

My sister had a cat named Daphne, so I always think of her.

It's an okay name though, doesn't have a particularly pretty sound, but it does have a cute one. I think Daphne Augusta is cute.

IF I were you though, I'd use Augusta for a first name.. maybe call her August for short.. I love that!

- Lissa Hannah (Lissa) +2

1/4/2005, 2:16 PM

I like the name Daphne. It's a sweet, but is a timeless name. Suits any age. I don't care for Augusta, and I prefer the spelling Lydia. Daphne Lydia kind of flows, but not prefectly.

- Eden (eden_eli) +1

1/4/2005, 2:23 PM

It's pronounced LIE-duh, not Lid-ee-uh. :)

- Lissa Hannah (Lissa)

1/4/2005, 2:37 PM

I'm ignorant when it comes to pronunciations. Well, with that pronunciation, I don't care for it.

- slgn4

1/4/2005, 2:04 PM

Daphne Augusta is beautiful

- iris (guest)

1/4/2005, 1:29 PM

Oooh, Daphne Augusta is nice. Daphne Lida doesn't do much for me. When I was younger I loved Daphne now I just think it's okay partly because it sounds similar to daffy.

- V. (ars musica)

1/4/2005, 1:23 PM

I can't say that Daphne is one of my favorite names, but I think it's still a cute name. I like the myth of Daphne and Apollo. I think that Daphne Augusta would be beautiful.

- Catherine

1/4/2005, 1:14 PM

It's not my style (first time I ever heard it was the 'band' Daphne & Celeste, so it's not the best association), but it is pretty. And Daphne Augusta sounds lovely.

- Laura (guest) +1

1/4/2005, 1:05 PM

The name Daphne is very unique because it is no longer used as much as it was a really long time ago. ANyways I do sorta like the name and I love the middle names you have chosen for her! (Read the following sentence with a laugh)The name Daphne reminds me of scooby Doo! Good Luck!

- Siri (guest)

1/4/2005, 3:42 PM

Daphne is the most popular its been in a hundred years now.

- Arcadia +1

1/4/2005, 1:04 PM

I think Daphne is sweet. It's not one of my all-time favorites, but it's definately pretty, strong, and uncommon. Plus, the myth of Daphne is neat.

I actually like Daphne Lida better, which is odd because, arguably, Daphne Augusta has a better flow. But Daphne Lida is just plain neat.

~ Arcadia

edited to add: I assume Lida is pr. LEE-da? If it's pronounced Lid-ah, it's still sorta neat, but I prefer the former.

This message was edited 1/4/2005, 1:05 PM

- chazda

1/4/2005, 6:03 PM

Agree.. Daphne Lida is terrific.

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