Daffy

See also daffy

English

Proper noun

Daffy

1. A diminutive of the female given name Daphne or Daffodil.
   • 1983 Mary Downing Hahn, Daphne's Book, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, ISBN 0899191835, 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.

   • 1997 Emily Dalton, Wake Me With a Kiss, Harlequin, ISBN 0373166850, page 11:

     "Call me Daffy," Daffodil interrupted with a demure smile.

2. A surname​, derived from the Welsh equivalent of David.