Dafnne is a spelling variant of Daphne, from Greek mythology, meaning laurel tree.
Dafnne is a variant spelling of Daphne, one of the most storied names in all of Greek mythology. The original Greek Δάφνη means 'laurel tree,' and the name belongs to one of the most poignant transformation myths in Ovid's Metamorphoses: Daphne was a nymph and daughter of the river god Peneus, who, pursued by the god Apollo after Eros struck him with a golden arrow of love, prayed to her father for rescue and was transformed into a laurel tree at the moment Apollo caught her. The grief-stricken Apollo declared the laurel his sacred tree, which is why laurel wreaths crowned victorious athletes, poets, and emperors in the ancient world — every Olympic wreath and every Caesar's crown traces back to Daphne's flight.
The name entered European languages through classical literature and flourished particularly in British and French culture from the Renaissance onward, when mythology was fashionable for educated families. Dame Daphne du Maurier, the British novelist who gave the world Rebecca (1938), is perhaps the name's most famous modern bearer, and her gothic literary legacy has kept Daphne associated with a certain brooding, atmospheric intelligence. The name also gained warm popular recognition through the character Daphne in the animated series Scooby-Doo and later the British sitcom Frasier.
Dafnne, with its doubled n, reflects a Spanish or Italian orthographic tradition — in Spanish-speaking countries the name is sometimes spelled Dafne, and the extra n adds a personal or regional flourish. For families with Latinx heritage or simply a love of distinctive spelling, Dafnne retains all the mythological grandeur of its root while wearing it with individual style.