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Dulcie

Dulcie proper noun: a female given name from Latin.

Proper noun

Dulcie

  1. A female given name from Latin.
    • 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.1904 Al Harris - Guy d'Hardelot, Three Green Bonnets (a song)
    • "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."1966, Patrick White, The Solid Mandala, Avon Books, published 1975, →ISBN, page 88

Origin of Dulcie

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

Questions about Dulcie

What does Dulcie mean?
Dulcie means a female given name from Latin.
What part of speech is Dulcie?
Dulcie is a proper noun.

Words near Dulcie in the dictionary

  1. dulcian
  2. dulciana
  3. dulcianas
  4. dulcians
  5. dulcid
  6. Dulcie
  7. dulciferous
  8. dulcification
  9. dulcifications
  10. dulcified
  11. dulcified spirit

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