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Meaning & History
Etymology uncertain, possibly derived from Greek δαῦλος (daulos) meaning "bushy, leafy, dense", "forest, thicket", and figuratively "intricate, inscrutable", or from the related δαλός (dalos) meaning "firebrand, torch". This was the name of a nymph in Greek mythology, the supposed namesake of an Ancient Greek settlement. She was a daughter of the local river-god Cephisus.