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The name daffodil is derived from an earlier affodell, a variant of Asphodel. The reason for the introduction of the initial d is not known, although a probable source is an etymological merging from the Dutch article de, as in De affodil. From at least the 16th century, Daffadown Dilly, daffadown dilly, and daffydowndilly have appeared as playful synonyms of the name.