dauphin n : formerly, the eldest son of the King of France and direct heir to the throne

English

Etymology

From French dauphin

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːfɪn

Noun

1. The eldest son of the king of France. Under the Valois and Bourbon dynasties, the Dauphin of France, generally shortened to Dauphin, was heir apparent to the throne of France. The title derived from the main title of the Dauphin, Dauphin of Viennois.

Translations

French

Etymology

From Old French dalphin < Latin delphinus

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dɔ.fɛ̃/
• SAMPA: /dO.fE~/

Noun

dauphin

1. dolphin
2. successor
3. runner-up

Dauphin is the French word for "dolphin". Under the Valois and Bourbon dynasties, the Dauphin of France, generally shortened to Dauphin, was a title given to the King's eldest son, the heir apparent to the throne of France. The title derived from the main title of the Dauphin, Dauphin of Viennois.

Dauphin may also refer to:

In geography:

• Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada
• Dauphin, Manitoba (rural municipality), Canada
• Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States
• Dauphin (provincial electoral district), Manitoba, Canada
• Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
• Dauphin Island, United States
• Dauphin Island, Alabama, United States
• Dauphin Lake, Manitoba, Canada
• Dauphin Quarter, Saint Lucia
• Dauphin, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, commune of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence département in France
• Mont-Dauphin, commune of the Hautes-Alpes département in France

In other fields:

• Dauphin (Lt. Col W.G. (Billy) Barker VC Airport), airport in Manitoba
• Dauphin (rocket), a French rocket
• Dauphin of Auvergne, Count of Clermont and Montferrand
• Eurocopter Dauphin, a helicopter series built by the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company
• "The Dauphin" (TNG episode), an episode in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation
• USS Dauphin (APA-97), a Windsor-class attack transport that served with the US Navy during World War II

See also

• Central Dauphin
• Dauphine
• Dauphiné
• Fort Dauphin