Dafny as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Dafny

What is the meaning of the name Dafny ?

The baby name Dafny is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdæfni/ (DAF-nee).

Dafny is Greek in Origin.

Dafny is a modern respelling of Daphne, from Greek Daphnē (Δάφνη), meaning “laurel” or “bay tree.” In myth, the nymph Daphne flees Apollo and is transformed into a laurel, which then becomes the emblem of poetic achievement and victory; this botanical symbolism underlies the name’s connotations of honor and triumph.

While Dafny itself is very uncommon, the parent form Daphne entered English use through Renaissance and 17th‑century pastoral poetry, later enjoying revivals in the 19th and 20th centuries (notably borne by novelist Daphne du Maurier). International variants include Daphne (English, Dutch), Daphné (French), Dafne (Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish), and Daphna/Dafna (Hebrew). Anglicized or creative spellings such as Daphney, Dafnie, and Daffney also occur. Dafny follows this contemporary trend toward simplified, phonetic forms; it is typically pronounced like Daphne (DAF‑nee) and shares the same evergreen, laurel‑crown meaning.