What do you think of the name darcey?

[BusyBee86]

I have decided I love the name darcey for a girl....but how would you spell it? Darcey, Darcie or darcy?

Love it spelt darcy, I would have used buy baby was a boy and my close friend has a darcy

I really like it, it was on our short list but we're having a boy. I think Darcey is the spelling for a girl?

*but

My dad has a elderly male friend named Mr. Darcey

I like it with the Darcy spelling.

I predict it is going to be very popular - I know two new-born Darcy's.

I know a Darcy she's gorgeous, lovely name.

I love it. Darcy

Ah thanks ladies, I'm glad I asked on here seems the majority think its darcy. I will def go for darcy just hope I have a girl now. If its a bout I'm thinking....Austin! Any thoughts on Austin?

My DN is Darcey.

I thought it was D'arcy.??

I like Austin, very underused.

Darcy is the better spelling.

I think Austin is a great name!

I love it, I would spell it Darcy.

It's the new Isabelle. Every other baby born in the past 6 months seems to be a Darcey at the moment

PLEASE spell it right if you do, it's D'Arcy. It's my Dad's name (and a family name) so I should know.

I had great fun at uni persuading idiots med students that my Dad was the original Mr D'Arcy!

Well you've just stole my two top names, Darcy for a girl and Austin for a boy.

You obviously have great taste!

How ridiculous to say that you know it's spelt D'Arcy because your Dad's name is spelt like that!! There will be grown Trayzee's claiming that's the correct spelling because that's how their Mum's name was spelt.

Darcy is lovely, but if you're worried that it might be too popular have you thought of Blythe?

(The only reason I link the two names is that I know a Blythe who I think of as a Darcy - but I think both names are truely beautiful).

I like it but I like it spelt Darcie, dp hates it though.

I know a 5yo girl Darcy who is lovely. Definitely that spelling.

Austin? as in Powers? Less keen.

I love Austin too, but OH doesn't

Chipping, as I mentioned it wasn't just my Dad. It is a family name I can trace back to the Battle of Hastings. Sometimes there just IS a right way of doing things and a wrong way. Trayzee's parent is spelling her name incorrectly (for effect possibly or because of the way it looks when written) but at least she probably does it while knowing it is wrong.

I was simply pointing out to the OP that there is a right way of spelling this whether she chooses to take heed or not.

D'Arcy is ok for a surname, for a first name it looks chavvy faintly ridiculous. I prefer the Darcy spelling. And though it has been increasing in popularity over the last few years it has a way to go before it's as popular as Isabelle - it was no. 110 in the baby name charts (for England and Wales) in 2011, Isabelle was no. 17.

D'Arcy is a surname and probably dates back to pre the Norman invasion, I'd guess. However, that was also a time when names were pretty randomly spelled anyway, so there wouldn't necessarily BE a right or wrong way. To claim that 'your' way is the 'right' way because it can be traced back is therefore being a bit simplistic. And to use a surname to insist on how somebody spelling a first name should spell it, is also being a bit daft imho.

Hate Austin.

Is it your dad's surname or his first name, Oranges?