Dulcie

English

Etymology

From Latin dulcis (“sweet”) in the 19th century, probably inspired by earlier names like Dowsabel and Spanish Dulcinea.

Proper noun

Dulcie

1. A female given name from Latin.
   • 1904 Al Harris - Guy d'Hardelot, Three Green Bonnets (a song):

     Three green bonnets at church one day / Dulcie and Daisy and Dorothy May / Three green bonnets that nod in a row/ Each bonnet tied with a green ribbon bow.

   • 1966, Patrick White, The Solid Mandala, Avon Books, published 1975, →ISBN, page 88:

     "Probably most people hate the name they've got," she said. "Take Dulcie."
     "It's not bad," he said slowly. "It's sort of exotic."
     That was a word he had decided to adopt.
     "No, it isn't. It's awful, really. It means 'sweet'. And Dulcie's a plump girl with fair hair and blue eyes. A complexion."

See also

• Dulce

 

Anagrams

• Euclid, Il Duce