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Spelling of a baby girl name

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MrsGiraffe12 · 01/06/2014 21:26

DH and I have recently discovered the following name for a girl, and it's become one of our top 2 for a girl but cannot decide on spelling and are after opinions.

Darcie
Darcy
Darcey

For a GIRL not a boy ;-)

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weatherall · 05/06/2014 14:11

Darcey

manicinsomniac · 05/06/2014 09:42

I know two and they're both Darcey (plus Darcey Bussell of course).

I don't know if there's a 'rule' as such though.

My friends did register their daughter as Darcy but then said that they'd found out that was the boys' spelling so they had it changed.

squoosh · 02/06/2014 16:24

Oh I did laugh at 'D'bumsy'! Grin

HavantGuard · 02/06/2014 15:42

I'd say if you have an older child whose name ends in ie that it would make sense to use a y.

MoominAndMiniMoom · 02/06/2014 15:18

Darcey

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MrsGiraffe12 · 02/06/2014 10:35

To the posted who suggested naming her Anna like a good mumsnetter. That would be her middle name ;-)

Thanks to all who have commented. None look particularly bad or good with our surname. But we have an older child who's first name ends in "ie", which is why I'm considering that as a spelling too x

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curiousgeorgie · 02/06/2014 10:16

Darcy...

Until I read the comment above I loved it Wink

BrunoBrookesDinedAlone · 02/06/2014 10:10

I thought the extra 'e' was supposed to be the female version.

OP, avoid the angst and call her Anna like a good MNer Grin

TravellingToad · 02/06/2014 07:50

Darcy

turdfairynomore · 02/06/2014 07:32

Darcy. Tho just to let u kno my daughter goes to school with one and she's known as D'bumsy!! Put me off the name forever!

Thumbwitch · 02/06/2014 07:10

Darcey

beanynamechange · 02/06/2014 07:09

I think is just move on from it.. I've looked at it too many times and every variation now looks funny!!

beanynamechange · 02/06/2014 07:09

Do you have a preference as to the spelling op? Does one look better with your surname on paper or is there someone called Darc(ey/ie) your family and friends are already familiar with? Would you want them to be the same or different? --I think I'd just move on.. I've lo

KoalaDownUnder · 02/06/2014 05:06

Darcy.

This thread is funny!

Guin1 · 02/06/2014 04:28

Darcy

Tea1Sugar · 02/06/2014 04:01

Darcey

FinickityCoder · 01/06/2014 23:02

Darcy

HauntedNoddyCar · 01/06/2014 23:02

Darcey

bouncingbelle · 01/06/2014 22:59

Darcy

AtiaoftheJulii · 01/06/2014 22:38

Darcey.

Viatrix · 01/06/2014 22:33

Darcey

WiggleGinger · 01/06/2014 22:30

Darcey

DramaAlpaca · 01/06/2014 21:52

Darcey

ThingsThatShine · 01/06/2014 21:51

Darcy

StetsonsAreCool · 01/06/2014 21:51

I have a 4yo Darcey. With the e. We thought that would be more familiar to people with the ballet dancer.

And no apostrophe (I'm looking at you Aunty Eileen).

No matter how you spell it, people will spell it their own way on cards and things