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Dulcie/Dolcie/Dulcinea/Dulcinia

70 replies

upsideup · 03/04/2018 22:07

Dulcie/Dolcie/Dulcinea/Dulcinia?

What do you think about them? And which version do you prefer?

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Kintan · 04/04/2018 10:48

In the nicest possible way OP if you don’t see that their might be a pronounciation issue you probably shouldn’t be using a name of (probable) Italian origin. As an example a more common name that has similar pronounciation issues is Lucia - can either be Loo-che-a or Loo-see-a.

auntyflonono · 04/04/2018 10:43

Delphi

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 04/04/2018 10:33

Dolcie by Trillion miles

mumsiedarlingrevolta · 04/04/2018 10:28

I like Dulcie. I would pronounce it Dull-see.

There was a character named Dulcie in a Noel Streatfield book but I doubt if anyone today would think of that.

NeverMetACakeIDidntLike · 04/04/2018 10:25

I wouldn't have known if it was Dol-chee or Dol-see

Tattybogle89 · 04/04/2018 03:51

“An elderly lady in a chintzy sitting room with a poodle”

😂😂😂

I’m not keen either op sorry.
And I would pronounce dulcie as dul chee
Pronouncing your way sounds a bit like duncey

Onceuponatimethen · 04/04/2018 03:38

I would pronounce Dulcie as Dull-sy

Dulcinea I would pronounce Dul-chin-a-uh

So I think you might find others will do ch instead of sy

I don’t like any of these if I’m completely honest op - sorry but I know you want honest opinions.

Dulcie is the best but it makes me think of an elderly lady in a chintzy sitting room with a poodle.

DarkRoomDarren · 04/04/2018 03:37

I don’t like any of them.

I met a Dolcie (doll-see) once and i has to ask her mum the name so many times to get the name, it was embarrassing!

I just don’t think it’s a nice sound tbh. Dull-see / doll-see. Don’t know why, it just doesn’t sound nice. The longer versions sound a bit flouncy/ ott to me.

DontMentionTheWar · 04/04/2018 03:35

Isn’t Dulcie short for Dulcima?

StylishMummy · 04/04/2018 03:30

Sounds like Dunce.

HuskyMcClusky · 04/04/2018 03:25

Dulcie is okay. The rest are awful.

notangelinajolie · 04/04/2018 02:58

Sorry OP but I'm not keen. I am reminded of Dolcis which was a shoe shop that disappeared from our high streets a few years back.

TroubledLichen · 04/04/2018 02:40

Like a PP with Dulcie I also think Dulce et Decorum Est which if you’re not familiar with it, is a pretty horrific war poem by Wilfred Owen about a gas attack. Also Dolce Gusto coffee and Dolce and Gabbana.

Dolcie looks made up. Dulcinea/Dulcinia doesn’t sound very nice to me. Presuming you’re pronuncing them in a standard English accent then they managed to both emphasise the ‘Dull’ and sound overlyfrilly at the same time.

Greenyogagirl · 04/04/2018 02:36

Isn’t Dolcie a coffee maker?

Topseyt · 04/04/2018 02:25

All dreadful. Sorry.

Pronunciation absolutely would be a problem. Some people would go for the Italian or Spanish pronunciations of them. Others would be unsure. Your child would have a lifetime of always having to spell and explain her name. Constantly correcting other people.

BackforGood · 04/04/2018 00:08

I've only ever herd of Dulcie from your list.
I have a good friend who is a Dulcie (in her 70s). She constantly has to repeat her name when introducing herself. People always seem to struggle with it. She certainly wouldn't recommend it to anyone else.

HoratioNightboy · 03/04/2018 23:51

I've always really liked Dulcie, so normally I'd recommend that. Dulcinea is very old though, and I like to see old English names coming back, so would love to see that in use as well.

spugzbunny · 03/04/2018 23:41

I'd pronounce it Dul-Chi etc

Sounds like an ice cream

UndomesticHousewife · 03/04/2018 23:14

The best one is Dulcie but I’m not that keen on that even. I like Darcie better

twer · 03/04/2018 23:12

I like Dulcie. It's on my list.

Other names on my list (in case we have the same taste)

xanthe
Aïda
seren
Élodie
thuli
tansy
sukie
Noémie
Naima
Vida

PelvicFloorClenchReminder · 03/04/2018 23:09

Dulcie is cute, the others sound a little like you got carried away with putting different sounds into it and didn't know where to stop.

lottiegarbanzo · 03/04/2018 23:09

The pronunciation issue would be people saying 'ch' for 'c' because they're more familiar with Italian and Latin words like Dolce and dulce, then with these names.

Uniglo18 · 03/04/2018 23:09

Would not the c be pronounced as ch as it's an Italian name? The word dulce in the war war poem is pronounced as dulche unless my A level English teacher's been pronouncing it incorrectly all these years.

TenThousandSpoons · 03/04/2018 23:07

Also not keen on any I’m afraid but Dulcie is the one that I recognise as an actual name.

eggcellent · 03/04/2018 23:07

Dulcie is the best but I'm sorry I don't like any of them.