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Dulcie
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English
Etymology
From en la dulcis sweet in the 19th century, probably inspired by earlier names like Dowsabel and Spanish es Dulcinea.
Proper noun
en female Latin.
1904 Al Harris - Guy d'Hardelot, Three Green Bonnets (a song):
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.
en 1966 w:Patrick White The Solid Mandala 88 Avon Books 1975 0380003759 "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."
See also
en Dulce
Anagrams
en cdeilu Euclid Il Duce