Dulcie

Where Dulcie comes from

From Latin dulcis (“sweet”) in the 19th century, probably inspired by earlier names like Dowsabel and Spanish Dulcinea.
— Wiktionary's entry for Dulcie
  • Latin
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1885
    First appearance
    #921 among girls, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1889
    Peak, #657
    15 babies named Dulcie — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1901
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,339.
  4. 1915
    Dulcie Gray born
    Actress, singer, writer
  5. 1935
    Dulcie September born
    South African anti-apartheid activist
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Latin.
Namesakes
  • Dulcie September · South African anti-apartheid activist, 1935–1988
  • Dulcie Gray · Actress, singer, writer, 1915–2011
  • Dulcie Cooper · Australian-born American actress, 1903–1981
  • Dulcie Howes · South African ballet dancer, 1908–1993
  • Dulcie Ethel Adunola Oguntoye · English-born Nigerian jurist, 1923–2018

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.