Darcie

Meaning of Darcie

Darcie is an Anglo-American feminine forename of Norman origin, deriving from the medieval toponymic surname d’Arcy—literally “from Arcy” in northern France—whose adoption into English-speaking contexts reflects the broader nineteenth-century practice of repurposing surnames as given names. Garnering literary prestige through Jane Austen’s portrayal of Fitzwilliam Darcy in Pride and Prejudice, the name has acquired associations of genteel reserve and understated elegance, qualities further underscored by its distinctive spelling variant, Darcie. In the United States, Darcie has maintained a consistent presence within the top one thousand since the early 1980s—peaking at rank 627 in 1980 and stabilizing near ranks 800–900 in subsequent decades; in 2024, sixty newborn girls bore this appellation (rank 890), indicating a modest yet enduring preference within contemporary Anglo-American naming patterns. Pronounced DAHR-see (/dɑrˈsi/), Darcie embodies cool refinement grounded in its historic origins.