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Dulcie

Latin, diminutive of Dulcibella
"sweet"
Linda Rosenkrantz
By Linda Rosenkrantz
Updated Fri Nov 15 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

# 1304 on Nameberry

Dulcie Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Dulcie Popularity

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