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Darcy.

A Norman baronial surname from Old French.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈdɑː.si/Received-Pronunciation/ˈdɑɹ.si/General-American
  1. A Norman baronial surname from Old French.

  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.

  3. A female given name transferred from the surname, of mostly mid-20th century and later American usage.

Where this word comes from

Originally from Bois-d'Arcy, Yvelines in Northern France. Related to archaic French ardre (“to burn, consume”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.