Du Maurier, Dame Daphne Syllabification: (Du Mau·ri·er, Dame Daphne)Pronunciation: /d(y)o͞o ˈmôrēˌā/Definition of Du Maurier, Dame Daphne (1907–89), English novelist; granddaughter of George du Maurier. Notable works: Jamaica Inn (1936), Rebecca (1938), and The Birds (1952). Du Maurier, Dame Daphne in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Du Maurier, Dame Daphne in the British & World English dictionary