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♀ Darcy (girl)
What does Darcy mean?
Darcy 
as a girls' name (also used less regularly as boys' name Darcy). Darcy means "dark". Darcy is a variant form of Darcie (Irish, Gaelic): also a Norman place name. See also Dorcey
ASSOCIATED WITH dark (black)
Variations
VARIANTS Darsie, Darsi, Darsey, Darseigh, Darsee, Darcia, Darci▼, Darcey, Darceigh, Darcee, D'Arcy
RELATIONS VIA DARCIE Darcel, Darcell, Darice
MASCULINE FORM Darcel
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Darsa, ..
(male) Darce, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Darcy Dawsyn (D.D.), ..
How popular is Darcy?
Darcy is a very prominent first name for women (#802 out of 4276, Top 19%) and also a very prominent surname for all people (#6709 out of 150436, Top 4%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Darcy entered the list in 1940-1949 and reached its apex position of #403 in the U.S. during 1960-1969, and is at #1156 currently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Darcel, Darcey, Darci, Darcie and Darice are the prominent varying forms of Darcy (#1156 IN 2018) rated in the Top 2000. Other variants, like Darcell, are seldom used. Usage of these forms of Darcy was more pronounced during 1970-1979 (AVERAGE #1298) and has become significantly lower since (#1859, DOWN 79.1%), with versions like Darci becoming less stylish.
Similar Names
Darcy is alike in pronunciation to Dorcie, Dorsay and Dorsey. Other recommended sound-alike names are Cacy, Cascy, Dabny (see Dabney), Dace, Dacey, Dacy, Daffy, Dagny, Daicy, Daisy▼, Daizy, Daly, Danay, Daney, Danfy, Danny, Dany, Dara▲, Darah, Darb, Darbey (see Darby), Darby▼, Darda, Darel, Dari, Daria, Darla▼, Darlyn, Daron, Darra, Darrby (see Darby), Darryl, Darya, Daryl, Daryn, Davy, Day, Derry, Dorey, Dorry, Dory, Drucy, Dulcy, Fancy, Jacy, Kacy▼, Lacy▼, Macy, Maicy, Marcy▼, Mercy▲, Nancy▼, Tacy and Yancy. These names tend to be less commonly used than Darcy.
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