D'arcy (name)

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D'arcy [Darcy] (or variant forms Darci, Darcie, or Darcey), lit. "From Arcy" is a surname from the village of Bois d'Arcy in Yvelines. Becoming very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England, while more popular as a surname, it does have some popularity as a given name. Derived given names include girls names like Darcene. The surname is also applied as an anglicization for the Gaelic surname Ó Dorchaidhe. Notable people with the name include:

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