Meanings
- 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)1 more example
"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
- Latindulcis“sweet”
- EnglishDulcie
From Latin dulcis (“sweet”) in the 19th century, probably inspired by earlier names like Dowsabel and Spanish Dulcinea.
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Dulcie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dulcie
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