Dauphin

Meaning

Noun

●

The

eldest

son

of the

king

of France. Under the Valois and Bourbon

dynasties

, the Dauphin of France,

to Dauphin, was

to the

of France. The

from the main

of the Dauphin, Dauphin of Viennois.

●

eldest

son.

●

In Titles:

The

title

of a dauphin.

Name

●

A placename:

Dauphin, MB, CA (a

city

in Manitoba, Canada).

●

A placename:

Dauphin, AHP, FR (a

commune

of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

department

, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Southeastern France, France).

●

A placename:

Dauphin, PA, US (a

borough

of Pennsylvania).

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Origin

dauphin

English

dauphin

French

dalphin

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

delphinus

Latin

δελφίν

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

δελφίς

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

δελφύς

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

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Rhymes

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Dauphin

Meaning

Noun

Name

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