Why is it die Daphne?
Daphne ends in -e, and most nouns ending in -e are feminine: in a German dictionary, 79% of them take die.
All nouns ending in -e die
Meaning
[1] Female first name
[1] weiblicher VornameExamples
[1] Daphne is very beautiful
[1] Daphne ist sehr schön.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Daphne | die Daphnes |
| Genitiv | der Daphne | der Daphnes |
| Dativ | der Daphne | den Daphnes |
| Akkusativ | die Daphne | die Daphnes |
Pronunciation
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