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English
Etymology
From Latin dulcis (“sweet”) in the 19th century, probably inspired by earlier names like Dowsabel and Spanish Dulcinea.
Proper noun
Dulcie
- 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."
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