Daphne
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late Middle English (denoting the laurel or bay tree): from Greek daphnē, from the name of the nymph Daphne.
wiktionary
From translingual Daphne, from Ancient Greek δάφνη(dáphnē, “laurel”).
etymonline
Daphne
fem. proper name, from Greek daphne "laurel, bay tree;" in mythology the name of a nymph, daughter of the river Peneus, metamorphosed into a laurel by Gaia to save her from being ravished as she was pursued by Apollo. The word probably is related to Latin laurus (see laurel).