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 [ 3 syll. daf-fo-dil, da-ffod-il ] The girl name Daffodil is pronounced DAEFahDIHL KEY. Daffodil is of English origin and it is also predominantly used in the English language. The name means 'daffodil, the asphodel'. From daffodil ; de affodil meaning 'the asphodel' ; asphodelus ; asphodelos. The first name is derived from the name of the bright yellow spring flower. The flower was first named in the 14th century, from the concatenation of the Dutch term de affodil ('the asphodel'); the root words are the Latin 'asphodelus' and the Greek 'asphodelos'. This was one of the rarer flower names adopted in the late 19th century during the vogue for plant names. The name could also have first developed as an elaboration of Daffy. Dilly (pet form in English) and Daf (short form in English) are variants of Daffodil. Daffodil is not frequently used as a baby girl name. It is not listed in the top 1000. KEY: Pronunciation for Daffodil: D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"   |
