Dauphin Explained

Dauphin (fr|"dolphin"|links=no, plural dauphins), in the French and English languages, generally means an heir apparent. It may also refer to:

Noble and royal title

• Dauphin of Auvergne
• Dauphin of France, heir apparent to the French crown
• Dauphin of Viennois

People

• Dauphin (surname)

Places

Manitoba, Canada

• Dauphin (provincial electoral district)
• Dauphin, Manitoba
• Dauphin Lake
• Dauphin River
• Rural Municipality of Dauphin

United States

• Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States
• Dauphin, Texas, United States
• Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
• Dauphin Island, Alabama, United States

Elsewhere

• Dauphin, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France
• Dauphin Quarter, Saint Lucia
• Dauphin River (Saint Lucia)

Vehicles

• Dauphin (rocket), a French sounding rocket
• Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin, a European-made helicopter series
• Le Dauphin, defunct French car manufacturer

Ships and boats

• USS Dauphin (APA-97), a Windsor-class attack transport in the U.S. Navy during World War II
• Dauphin, a French submarine seized by Italy during World War II to be converted into a cargo submarine
• Dauphin, a Nantucket whaleship that in 1821 rescued the captain and another crewman from a whaleboat of the sunken Essex whaleship

Other uses

• Dauphin Technology, a defunct American manufacturer of laptops and handheld personal computers
• Dauphin railway station
• Dauphin Regional Airport
• Dauphin, a cheese, see Maroilles
• "The Dauphin" (Star Trek: The Next Generation), an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation

See also

• CCGS Cape Dauphin, a Canadian Coast Guard motor lifeboat
• Central Dauphin (disambiguation)
• Fort Dauphin (disambiguation)
• Dauphine (disambiguation), the female equivalent
• Dauphiné