1. The eldest son of the king of France previous to the Revolution of 1830, so called from the principality of Dauphine having been the appanage of the heir-apparent to the crown.

Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin

• dalphin,
• dophin,
• duaphin,
• daphine,
• dalphine,
• laughin,
• lauphing,
• daphen,
• dahphin,
• dauphon,
• daphin,
• dauphyn,
• daysprin,
• dolphin,
• naupthia,
• camphin,
• dauphine,
• dupoin,
• zanthin,
• dymphan

• Davina,
• Daphine,
• Davin,
• daphnia,
• daphne,
• daffin.

The adjective form of the word "dauphin" is "dauphinal".

The plural of the "dauphin" can be the "dauphins".

The singular of the "dauphin" can be the "dauphin".