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- proper noun A female
given name occasionally borrowed from French.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Delphine is from a town near Marsailles called Martigues.
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It also precipitates major changes in Delphine's life, as she has promised to take care of Eva's boys, and implicitly vows to take care of Fidelis as well.
The Master Butchers Singing Club by Louise Erdrich: Questions 2003
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While Madame de Girardin was not so young, he met her several years before her marriage, called her Delphine, and regarded her somewhat as his pupil.
Women in the Life of Balzac Juanita Helm Floyd
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To think that my Delphine is hishe heaved a sighit is enough to make me murder him, but it would not be manslaughter to kill that animal; he is a pig with calfs brains.
Paras. 900–999 1917
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By coincidence, a woman called Delphine Manfield was staying at the same time.
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"Delphine," I continued, taking the fan, "tell me frankly which of these two men you prefer, -- the Marquis or his Excellency."
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 16, February, 1859 Various
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"Delphine" scrawled in gold across the dusty windows in front.
The Story of Julia Page Kathleen Thompson Norris 1923
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When 'Delphine' appeared it was said that Madame de Staël had described herself as Delphine, and had described Talleyrand as Madame de Vernon.
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She is often supposed to be the original of Madame de Cerlebe in "Delphine," and the _Notice sur le
Amiel's Journal Henri Fr��d��ric Amiel 1885
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"Delphine," I continued, taking the fan, "tell me frankly which of these two men you prefer, -- the Marquis or his Excellency."
In a Cellar 1859
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