Dulcie

Latin, diminutive of Dulcibella

"sweet"

Updated Tue Dec 24 2024

Dulcie Origin and Meaning

The name Dulcie is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "sweet".

A sweet-meaning and sounding name dating back to the Roman Empire, and later found in the antebellum South, Dulcie has in the modern era been heard most often in Australia.

In Agatha Christie's mystery Murder on the Links, there are twin sisters named Dulcie and Bella, who were a vaudeville duo known as "The Dulcibella Kids." In Don Quixote, the hero's love is Dulcinea.

# 829 in the US

Dulcie Rank in US Top 1000

# 1317 on Nameberry

Dulcie Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Dulcie Popularity

1317Nameberry2024
672England2023

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Famous People Named Dulcie

(Elizabeth) Dulcie Boling
Australian magazine editor
Dulcie Mildred Cohen
Australian pianist and composer
Dulcie Cooper
Australian actress
(Mary Elizabeth Kathleen) Dulcie Deamer
Australian novelist
Dulcie Winifred Catherine Gray
British actress
Dulcie Sybil Holland
Australian pianist and composer
Dulcie Howes
South African ballerina
Dulcie Kanatopsky
Australian writer and broadcaster
Dulcie Dornan
daughter of actor Jamie Dornan & musician Amelia Warner

Dulcie in Pop Culture

Dulcie Duveen
in "The Murder on the Links" by Agatha Christie
Dulcie Grimstone
character in "Vice Versa" by F. Anstey
Dulcie Jones
main character in "Defining Dulcie" by Paul Acampora
Dulcie Landis
character in "Mystery Ride" by Robert Boswell
Dulcie Wintle
a character in "Dancing Shoes" by Noel Streatfield
Dulcie
in "Deep and Dark and Dangerous" by Mary Downing Hahn
Dulcie
character in film "Drive Me Crazy"
"Dulcie's Adventure
" 1916 silent film based on a novel by R. Strauss
Dulse
a seaweed used in Irish cooking

Dulcie in Nameberry Forums

Sister for Olive, Fern & Pearl