Meaning: From Arcy
The story
Darcy entered English given-name use through a surname from Norman French d’Arcy. It originally identified someone from Arcy in France; Jane Austen used Darcy as a character’s surname.
Nicknames
- Darce
- Dee
Spellings & variants
- D'Arcy
- Darcey
- Darci
- Darcie
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In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.
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Style
Origins
Darcy comes from English and Norman French.
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