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[Opinions] Re: What do you think of Dulcie?

by guasguendi

10/26/2021, 2:33 PM

Lovely name! It's a shame it's very underrated. It doesn't look dated at all.

It's considered as an Aussie name, and no wonder since it was commonly used there. The variant Dolcie is common in the UK.

Overall, yes, it's usable.

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- Pink Princess +1

10/26/2021, 9:17 PM

Ummm, I’m an Aussie and have never met a Dulcie ever! Certainly not used steadily here, where did you get that info from?

- Kerilyntaryn21

10/26/2021, 10:13 PM

I'm an Aussie too, and have known a few over 80, but in no way consider it an Australian name

- flossie (dnfosdgvn) +5

10/26/2021, 2:36 PM

Dolcie isn’t common in the UK, I’ve never even heard of it!

- Rose-Berry

10/28/2021, 2:02 PM

I was curious so I decided to check. There were 101 babies called Dolcie in England & Wales last year and only 47 named Dulcie. I would have expected it to be the other way round and I thought Dulcie would be a lot more popular, given that old-fashioned names are coming back in.

In answer to your question, I quite like it but I wouldn't use it. I have heard of one or two over the years - a friend of a friend called her baby Dulcie a few years ago.

- Kerilyntaryn21

10/26/2021, 10:15 PM

Seems it is an English name, popular in the 1800s, and early 1900s

- guasguendi +2

10/26/2021, 3:03 PM

It's relatively new in terms of popularity, actually. Sorry for not specifying.

https://www.behindthename.com/name/dolcie/top?submitted=yes

- flossie (dnfosdgvn)

10/26/2021, 10:43 PM

Thanks for clarifying. That’s really not common at all!

- Kerilyntaryn21

10/26/2021, 10:17 PM

Interesting, considering dulcie lost popularity in the early 1900s

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