Delphine
del-FEEN
Greek/French
Girl
Meaning-based name
- Meaning
- Dolphin; From Delphi
- Origin
- Greek/French
- Is it in the Bible?
- No — the name Delphine does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Dolphin; From Delphi", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Delphine.
- First appears in
- Does not appear in the King James text
- Peak US usage
- 1920s (0.017% of births), currently steady
- Spiritual meaning
- Delphine dives into the depths of God's creation — the great and wide sea teeming with wonders that declare His power.
- Verses on this meaning
- Psalm 95:5
"The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land."
- Psalm 104:25
"So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts."
- Psalm 95:5