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Greek
(Δελφινιος) Greek name DELPHINIOS means "of Delphi" or "of the Dolphins." In mythology, this is a title belonging to Apollo.
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Australian, Christian, French, German, Greek, Latin
Dolphin; From Delphine
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American, Australian, French, Greek, Latin, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish
Dolphin; Similar to the Thirteenth-century French Saint Delphine
Female
Greek
(Δελφίνια) Feminine form of Greek Delphinios, DELPHINIA means "of Delphi" or "of the Dolphins." In mythology, this is the surname of Artemis.Â
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French, German, Greek
Dolphin
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French American Greek
Dolphin. Derived from the Greek name. Famous bearer: a thirteenth-century French saint.
Female
English
Latin name DELPHINA means "woman from Delphi," a city in Greece whose name probably means "dolphin."Â
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : variant of Duffin. The surname was taken to Ireland at the time of the Anglo-Norman invasion in the 12th century, and the original bearers of the name settled in County Galway.
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American, Australian, Christian, German, Greek, Latin, Spanish
Dolphin; Similar to the Thirteenth Century French Saint Delphine; From Delphi
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Hindu, Indian
Dolphin
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American, Australian, British, Christian, Danish, English, French, German, Greek
A Thirteenth-century French Saint; Flower; Place Name; Dolphin; From Delphi
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Muslim
Clearness, Purity
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African, Arabic, Kurdish
Powerful; From Kikuyu; Comfort; Brave
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Arthurian Legend
Where the grail was kept.
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Hindu
One of the kauravas
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Hindu, Indian
Ruby Jewel
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Hindu
Arjun
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Italian
Italian form of Latin Dominicus, DOMENICO means "belongs to the lord."
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Arabic, Assamese, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Muslim, Telugu
Joy
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Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Lord of the Desert
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Shakespearean
King Henry IV, Part 2' Simon Shadow, a country soldier.
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a.
Of or pertaining to dolphin oil or porpoise oil; -- said of an acid (called also delphinic acid) subsequently found to be identical with valeric acid.
n.
Any small cetacean of the genus Phocaena, especially P. communis, or P. phocaena, of Europe, and the closely allied American species (P. Americana). The color is dusky or blackish above, paler beneath. They are closely allied to the dolphins, but have a shorter snout. Called also harbor porpoise, herring hag, puffing pig, and snuffer.
a.
Twisted; bent; -- said of a dolphin haurient, which forms a figure like the letter S.
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One of the ropes or chains serving as stays for the dolphin striker or the bowsprit; -- called also gobrope and gaubline.
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A lower stay of rope or chain for the jib boom or flying jib boom, fastened to, or reeved through, the dolphin striker. Also, the dolphin striker itself.
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A cetacean of the genus Delphinus and allied genera (esp. D. delphis); the true dolphin.
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Pertaining to, or resembling, the dolphin.
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A cetacean of the Dolphin family, of several species, as Delphinus Tursio and Lagenorhyncus leucopleurus, of Europe.
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A true dolphin (Delphinus); -- often so called by sailors.
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A kind of dolphin (Platanista Gangeticus) native of the river Ganges; the Gangetic dolphin. It has a long, slender, somewhat spatulate beak.
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A female dolphin.
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A subdivision of Cetacea, including the sperm whale, dolphins, etc.; the toothed whales.
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A salt of valeric acid with glycerin, occurring in butter, dolphin oil., and forming an forming an oily liquid with a slightly unpleasant odor.
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The division of Cetacea which comprises the dolphins, porpoises, and related forms.
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A fabulous monster, with the head and fore quarters of a horse joined to the tail of a dolphin or other fish (Hippocampus brevirostris), -- seen in Pompeian paintings, attached to the chariot of Neptune.
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The Dolphin, a constellation near the equator and east of Aquila.
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A South American freshwater dolphin (Inia Boliviensis). It is ten or twelve feet long, and has a hairy snout.
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The Coryphaena hippuris, a fish of about five feet in length, celebrated for its surprising changes of color when dying. It is the fish commonly known as the dolphin. See Coryphaenoid.
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A genus of Cetacea, including the dolphin. See Dolphin, 1.