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Daffy

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Daffy

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Daphne
    • 1983, Mary Downing Hahn, Daphne's Book, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, →ISBN, page 5:
      The name Daffy stuck, and to make it worse, Tony added "Duck" as an afterthought. For weeks, he led all the other kids in a chorus of quacks whenever Daphne appeared, but she ignored them.
  2. A diminutive of the female given name Daffodil
    • 1997, Emily Dalton, Wake Me With a Kiss, Harlequin, →ISBN, page 11:
      "Call me Daffy," Daffodil interrupted with a demure smile.
  3. A surname from Welsh, derived from the Welsh equivalent of David.