Comments for the name Darcy

Darcy is also quite a common surname but spelt D`arcy.

I think Darcy is an ugly masculine name, but a great feminine one.

Darcy is a horrible name for a boy. It doesn't seem at all masculine to me. I'd hate to be a boy named Darcy. Darci, Darcie and Darcey are good spellings.

My name is Darsen. I haven't met a person with this variation yet. :(

Who can help but think of Fitzwilliam Darcy from Pride and Prejudice? It's all-boy to me, and more romantic than Romeo. Mr. Darcy (and Colin Firth) make this a strong choice for a boy.

I think Darcy is a cute girl name. It's quite punk rock really, but I can also see someone naming their cow that for some reason.

In the book Bad Heiress Day by Allie Pleiter, the main character is named Darcy (a girl).

Darcy Rose Byrnes is a adorable young actress who plays Abigail ("Abby") Carlton on the daytime drama, "The Young and the Restless." Her mother's surname is actually D'Arcy (Cathy D'Arcy.)

Looking at my 10 month old son you would never think that Darcy is anything but masculine!

Darcy is also Irish for Dark! I like this meaning better than the others.

Darcy is not Irish for dark.

I think it's best for a boy, I couldn't really see it on a girl.

Actually, one of the two origins (in addition to d'Arcy) is that it IS derived from the Irish for dark. It is an Anglicisation of Dorchaidhe.

I like it, it's always seemed like a guy's name because of Mr. Darcy.

I hated the name Darcy before I read and watched 'Pride and Prejudice'. Now I think it's very nice. (Darsen sounds better then Darcy, though.)

I'm tempted to - if ever I have children - name my kids Fitzwilliam, or just William, and Darcy (f). Mr. Darcy is sooo dreamy.

I like the name Darcy both for a girl or a boy both, preferable for a girl.

Darcy Fields, played by Sara Paxton, is the main character in the television show Darcy's Wild Life.

Literary: in addition to Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, let us not forget his sister Miss Georgiana Darcy. It works as both masculine and feminine.

D'arcy Wretzky played bass for the Smashing Pumpkins.

Actually, Darcy is my name, and I've looked up the meaning, and it DOES mean dark. And I really think it'd be a bad boy's name.

I love this name especially for a little boy. It's so cute!

Darcy Tucker is a professional Ice Hockey player on the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Darcey Bussell is a retired English ballerina.

I LOVE Darcy, especially for a little boy! When I tell people I want to name one of my little sons this (which I will for sure) I get this answer: "Oh, like Darcy from Pride and Prejudice!" Oh, yes! It's adorably sweet for a little boy and I can see him grow up with it as well. In Australia, it's popular, so it might be getting popular in English-speaking countries. Popular or not, if you love a name, you go with it anyway! Like I will go with Darcy for my little son. I like it a lot for a little girl as well, but see it more on a little boy.

There's a girl at my school named D'Arcy. I thought it was just another modern deformity of a name, but I guess I was wrong.

Darcy is a female character on the Canadian show "Degrassi: The Next Generation."

My last name is D'Arcy, I always felt it was uncommon and I could never find where Arcy is in France? Must have lost its place on the map over the years. I went to France a few years back and saw a statue of Joan D'Arc. Still missing the Y but I wonder if she was of Arcy or was there really a place of Arc. I have always wondered about my last name's origin, this stuff is pretty interesting. I always thought it was French, but I know I have some Irish heritage also so I never really was for sure.

I think Darcy is a good name for a boy, and for a girl. I myself like it better on a guy.

There is no word ending in Y in the French Language and there is no such place as Arcy in France. The town is called Arc, where Joan of Arc came from (Joan d'Arc). There is an Irish meaning of "dark one" as well. My mother's maiden name was D'Arcy. I don't know when but the y was added in Ireland to make it sound Irish. My maternal grandfather came from Doone, County Limerick. Many families in Ireland dropped the apostraphe, which indicates its French origin. So am I related to Joan of Arc? I am personally against using Irish surnames for first names, especially when the child's last name is far from Irish, ie Ryan Lefkowitz. Sounds so stupid!

Other than my little cousin, I think it's much better for a boy, but even then I don't really like.

I'm reading a book called Swallowing Stones and the main character's girlfriend is named Darcy. I also think it makes a better girl name then a boy name.

In the girl section of my name meanings book, Darcy means "from the stronghold". In the boy section of the same book, it means "from the fortress". So, go figure that one out.

I'm a girl and my name is Darcie, I love the name and it seems to suit me pretty well, but I wouldn't suggest giving this name to a child you're hoping to be on the varsity cheer team some day, in addition to the fact that it means "dark" or "of the dark" it just kind of clashes with that personality.

I like the name Darcy, on a boy or a girl! I personally like it more on a boy. Perhaps that's because my first boyfriend was named Darson, and I called him Darsy/Darcy as a nickname. ;) On a girl, I find it a spunky and sort of "punk" kind of name. It's cute and it's pretty and feminine too. It's nice on a girl too, but I just prefer it on a boy. ;)

Deciding whether a name is masculine or feminine based on the surname of a character is rediculous! The name might sound more masculine than feminine to me because of a certain Austen character, but that does not make it more or less masculine. (I have only ever met one Darcy, and she was a girl.)

I don't understand how Darcy being a surname of a male character in a novel means it is masculine. I have a male friend whose last name is Miranda: Does that mean Miranda is a masculine name as well? I can only see Darcy on a girl.

This name sounds feminine to me. It makes me think of the member of the band the Smashing Pumpkins, D'Arcy. I didn't care much for the band back in the day, but I thought she looked way cool. While Darby sounds like an ugly masculine name to me, Darcy could be a great name for the right type of girl. Of course, it's difficult to tell these things beforehand. And both syllables sound quite feminine to me. ''Dar'' with the pronunciation ''DAHR'' (as opposed to ''DER'') comes in names like Darla and Daria, and -cy is present in Nancy, Stacy, Tracy, Lacy, and the likes, which sound very feminine despite some of them having been used for males. The only blatantly masculine -cy name I can think of is Quincy. Darcy isn't one of my favorite names, but it's okay for girls.

The idential Hansen female quadruplets (Allison, Brooke, Claire and Darcy) are born in Texas.

Because of the charming Mr. Darcy, and his famous portrayal by Colin Firth, I think of this name as musculine. However, I prefer it as a surname over all else.

Darcy is one of my favorite boy names. It sounds so masculine and smooth, like the incredible Mr. Darcy. I would love to have a little son named Darcy. I think this is quite ugly on girls, sounds so manly.

I can see this name working for either an independent, strong girl or an athletic and loyal boy.

There are two very little villages called Arcy in France: Arcy-sur-Cure in Burgundy and Arcy-Sainte-Restitue in Picardie. You can find them on Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcy-sur-Cure
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcy-Sainte-Restitue

But Darcy isn't a first name in France, except when the parents choose it as an English name for their child.

I have a friend whose middle name is d'Arcy, but I always think of this as a more masculine name because of Mr. Darcy from Pride and Prejudice.

As a huge fan of Pride and Prejudice, I can’t help but love this name. As a surname though, because I think it looks stupid as a first name. And despite Mr. Darcy, I think Darcy as a first name is quite feminine, probably because I’ve only ever heard it used on girls. But I think I could grow used to it as a boy’s name quite easily.

My mother's maiden name was D'Arcy, and as she has several brothers, it made sense for me to be Darcy as all of my cousins would carry the name as their last. I know we came over from Ireland quite a while back, but as my current last name is Brown, which is nearly as generic as you can get, it is nice to have a piece of my family history in my name and belong to the larger group through it. I really like the name, and thank god it overcame my mother's ideas of my becoming Molly Brown.

Ew. No offense, but this name sounds REALLY manly. Sorry, but it's too manly, and can you imagine growing up with this name? "What's your name?" "Darcy" "Darcy? Like off pride and pre- What like a boy?"

Darcy makes me think of the weird girl no one talks to that always has her headphones on.
I prefer it as a feminine name, because it has the diminutive Y sound, in addition to the softly sensual soft C sound.
I knew a girl named Darcy, and she was charming. I love DAR- names. The sound has a certain appeal to me.

I simply must use this as a son's middle name because of my Mr. Darcy obsession :)

Though he did not write it, John Denver sang a very pretty folk song called "Darcy Farrow." It is a tragic love song about a woman named Darcy.

It's cool for either gender. (:

The surname Darcy comes from two different sources:

1. A French locational name from the village of Arcy in Manche, which is a district of Normandy. The name means "settlement of the bear" in French. The surname was brought to England by the Normans.

2. Much less commonly, an Irish surname. Although in Ireland this was also brought over by the Normans in 1169, it can also be an Anglicisation of the native Gaelic surname "O'Dorchaidhe", which means "son of the dark one".

Read more: http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Darcy#ixzz1CHm4aihn

Because the Irish origin of the name is masculine, and "town of bears" doesn't seem very feminine to me, and because of Mister Darcy, I can only think of this as a masculine name. And I only ever see it used for boys too.

On a boy, it reminds me of a handsome blond yuppie. I don't think that Darcy suits a girl, but its variant Darcie is actually nice for a cheery girl.

Thomas D'Arcy Etienne Hughes McGee (widely known as D'Arcy McGee) was an Irish Nationalist, Catholic spokesman, journalist, and a Father of Canadian confederation. He is, to date, the only Canadian victim of political assassination at the federal level.

I could see the name Darcy being used for girl or boy. I personally would use it as boy name since it is more commonly associated with Mr. Darcy and because I would find the name to be somewhat plain and tomboyish for a girl.

Darcy Hordichuk (born August 10, 1980) is a Ukrainian-Canadian professional hockey winger currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played for the Vancouver Canucks, Nashville Predators, Atlanta Thrashers, Phoenix Coyotes and Florida Panthers.

Darcy Rose Byrnes (born 1998 in Burbank, California) is an American child actress.

It's definitely a boys name. Pretty sure the Irish translation is "Dark Haired Man" and I don't think there is a true female version of that translation.

I can see why it gets used as a girls name as there is a ballerina with a mis-spelt version (DARCEY), but say the name a few times to yourself and for me it sounds a bit harsh and abrupt for a girls name. I do really like it as a elegant \ debonair boys name though.

American actress and model Darcy LaPier.

It's origin is Gaelic. I have the name, so I know. I'm also Irish. It means dark one, or dark haired one.