Save Type Surname (from given name & from nickname) Usage English Other Forms FormsDowse Meaning & History From a nickname for a pleasant person, derived from Middle English douce "pleasant, sweet, nice". In some cases, from the given name Douce, of the same origin (see Dulcie).
Save Type Surname (from nickname) Usage Italian Pronounced Pron. /ˈdu.t͡ʃe/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "captain, leader" in Italian, derived from Latin dux, making it a cognate of English Duke.
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