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I love it! Our rabbits name is Daphne Minerva.. its our no 1 girls name and if we had a baby girl tomorrow her name would possibly be Daphne Winifred, Daphne Eleanor or Daphne Evelyn !

I love Daphne and I think it ages just fine. I don't have any strong associations concerning any traits.

I really like this name a lot; actually, it's one of my favorites. I'd say it ages well, as I can imagine it on a female of just about any age.

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Physically, when I imagine a Daphne, I tend to envision a redhead. (possibly from the Scooby Doo association, which I do not see as a bad thing at all) Someone with a bit of spunk, kind of a trendsetter, and has a tendency to use affectionate nicknames with people.

I like it. It reminds me of the plant daphne, which blooms in winter, has little pinkish-white flowers and smells gorgeous.

This name makes me think of Scooby-Doo. That association will never leave me.

I am also reminded too much of daft and daffy. I like the name a lot on paper and I wish it was pronounced DAWF-nuh. I would not want to be named Daphne "DAFF-nee" because I wouldn't want people to have a subliminal expectation that I'm flighty or an airhead.

This message was edited 5/1/2010, 9:33 AM

I like the name, even though it's not high on my list of names I'd use. I think of Amanda Bynes's character from What a Girl Wants, an American teen who goes to England to meet her aristocratic father.

I only knew one Daphne; she was a very pretty, very quiet girl I went to junior high with. Long, wavy brown hair, big brown eyes. I think of it as a pretty name, but I wouldn't use it myself. It sounds too much like "daffy."

I think its really pretty. My associations are with mythology,

At the moment, I love the name Daphne.

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I had never even considered it, until someone on this board suggested it to me. It was suggested because I love Zoe, but am afraid that Zoe may be getting too popular.

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Now, gradually, it is growing on me. Aesthetically, it has an unusual sound, but without sounding like the parents who picked it were trying too hard to be unique. It seems sophisticated without being too posh, and maybe a little playful. In terms of meaning, I like the fact that it means laurel tree -- a symbol for victory. Most bontanical names on women seem a more gooey and sentimental.

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I have never met anyone with the name, so I don't associate it with a particular age group.

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It annoys me that this name has a Scooby Doo reference (I never liked that show -- its so repetitive), but ultimately that doesn't seem very damning.

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The only other pop culture reference I am aware of is the quirky and sweet British lady from Frasier. I like that mental image.

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Everyone, simply everyone, mentions Daffy duck when they hear it. This wouldn't have occurred to me honestly, and I can't figure out if its a problem.

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Like you, I'll be interested to hear people's opinions!

Reminds me of the word 'daft' and the character from Scooby Doo.

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I like Daphne. Daphne is sweet and sophisticated but unpretentious.Lots of girls names people like don't have 'substance' because that's what makes them sound girly rather than boyish. Depends on personal preference.

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It sounds young to me, but the only Daphne I know is in her late 60s.

I hate it. It makes me think of the word "daffy." I wouldn't say it doesn't have substance, but I would say it's unattractive written and also spoken.

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I think it would age just fine. In fact, I can much more readily imagine it on a middle-aged woman than a baby or a little girl. The image it has for me is of a middle-aged, nosy, busybody British woman with an annoying accent.