Meanings
proper nounDaph (plural Daphs)
plural Daphs
- A diminutive of the female given name Daphne.
Daph (Shailene Woodley) is, in the words of the song, torn between two lovers. […] But at a party Daph meets two unfeasibly handsome guys who are best friends and totally into her: soulful intellectual Jack (Jamie Dornan) and moody bad boy Frank (Sebastian Stan).
2020 August 6, Peter Bradshaw, “Endings, Beginnings review – seriously middling”, in The Guardian
Origin
Clipping of Daphne.
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APA
Daph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Daph
MLA
“Daph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Daph. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Daph,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Daph.
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