Meanings
proper noun
- A female given name from Irish.
According to legend, Dymphna was a 7th-century Irish princess who fled to Geel from a maddened father and devoted her life to serving the mentally disabled.
2016 July 1, Angus Chen, “For Centuries, A Small Town Has Embraced Strangers With Mental Illness”, in NPR, archived from the original on 24 Mar 2017
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APA
Dymphna. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dymphna
MLA
“Dymphna.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dymphna. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dymphna,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dymphna.
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