Dauphin (, 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 This is a list of the various rulers of Auvergne. History In the 7th century Auvergne (province), Auvergne was disputed between the Franks and Aquitanians. It was later conquered by the Carolingians, and was integrated for a time into the kingdom ...

Dauphin of France Dauphin of France (, also ; ), originally Dauphin of Viennois (''Dauphin de Viennois''), was the title given to the heir apparent to the throne of France from 1350 to 1791, and from 1824 to 1830. The word ''dauphin'' is French for dolphin and ...

, heir apparent to the French crown *

Dauphin of Viennois The counts of Albon () were members of the medieval nobility in what is now south-eastern France. Guigues IV, Count of Albon (d. 1142) was nicknamed or 'the Dolphin'. His nickname morphed into a title among his successors. By 1293, the lands ...

People

Dauphin (surname) Dauphin is the surname of: * Charles Dauphin (c. 1620–1677), French painter * Chuck Dauphin (1974–2019), American music journalist * Claude Dauphin (actor) (1903–1978), French actor * Claude Dauphin (businessman) (1951–2015), French billion ...

Places

Manitoba, Canada

Dauphin (provincial electoral district) Dauphin is a provincial electoral division in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally created in 1881 with the expansion of the province's western boundary, eliminated in 1886, re-established in ...

Dauphin, Manitoba Dauphin () is a city in Manitoba, Canada, with a population of 8,368 as of the 2021 Canadian Census. The community is surrounded by the Dauphin, Manitoba (rural municipality), Rural Municipality of Dauphin. The city takes its name from Lake Daup ...

Dauphin Lake Dauphin Lake is located in western Manitoba near the city of Dauphin. The lake covers an area of and has a drainage basin of about . The Mossy River drains the lake into Lake Winnipegosis. The basin is drained by seven major streams and has a ...

* Dauphin River *

Rural Municipality of Dauphin Dauphin is a rural municipality in the Parkland Region of Manitoba, Canada. The municipality surrounds the separately administered city of Dauphin, and lies just north of Riding Mountain National Park, part of which extends into the RM. Co ...

United States

Dauphin, Pennsylvania Dauphin is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 796 at the 2020 census. Dauphin's ZIP code is 17018. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Dauphin is locat ...

, United States * Dauphin, Texas, United States *

Dauphin County, Pennsylvania Dauphin County (; Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania Dutch: Daffin Kaundi) is a County (United States), county in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the populati ...

, United States *

Dauphin Island, Alabama Dauphin Island, formerly Massacre Island ( French: ''Île du Massacre'') is an island town in Mobile County, Alabama, United States, on a barrier island of the same name, in the Gulf of Mexico. It incorporated in 1988. The population was 1,778 a ...

, United States

Elsewhere

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

Vehicles

Dauphin (rocket) The Dauphin is a French sounding rocket, flown six times between 1967 and 1979. It consists of a modification of the first stage of the Dragon with a larger payload nosecone. The Dauphin has a diameter of 56 centimetres, a launch weight of 1.132 ...

, a French sounding rocket *

Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin The Eurocopter, later Airbus Helicopters AS365 Dauphin, originally known as the Aérospatiale SA 365 Dauphin 2, is a medium-weight multipurpose twin-engine helicopter produced by Airbus Helicopters. It was originally developed and manufactured ...

, 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 A merchant submarine is a type of submarine intended for trade, and being without armaments, it is not considered a warship like most other types of submarines. The intended use would be blockade running, or to dive under Arctic ice. Strictly sp ...

* ''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 Dauphin Technology, Inc., often shortened to Dauphin, was an American computer and electronics company active from 1988 to 2006 and based in Illinois. The company was founded by Alan Yong and Lucy Yong in 1988 for the production of laptop computer ...

, a defunct American manufacturer of laptops and handheld personal computers *

Dauphin railway station The Dauphin railway station is located in Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada. The station is served by Via Rail's Winnipeg – Churchill train. The station was built in 1912 by the Canadian Northern Railway to a design by architect John Schofield. The st ...

Dauphin Regional Airport Lt. Col W.G. (Billy) Barker, VC Airport or Dauphin (Lt. Col W.G. (Billy) Barker, VC) Airport , formerly the Dauphin Regional Airport, is located south of Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada. It is named after the top Canadian fighter ace in World War I ...

* Dauphin, a cheese, see Maroilles * "The Dauphin" (''Star Trek: The Next Generation''), an episode of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation''