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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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Only1scoop · 01/06/2014 21:27

Darcey

Cardinal · 01/06/2014 21:29

I like Darcy the best - but I've no knowledge of how the name should be spelled for a girl.

I'd use D'Arcy for a boy (I think) because that the traditional spelling?

Go for whatever is traditional for a girl. Someone will come along soon and know what that is. -Helpful-

devoncreamtea · 01/06/2014 21:31

middle one - Darcy.

Alita7 · 01/06/2014 21:32

Darcy

beanynamechange · 01/06/2014 21:34

My cousin has just had a baby with that name- Darcey

It was on the short list for my dd- Darcy

It depends if your happy to be 'Darc(e)y with/ without the e' instead of just the name!

HavantGuard · 01/06/2014 21:42

In 2012 (most recent available stats) in England and Wales

632 baby girls were named Darcey
528 were named Darcy
476 were named Darcie

The highest used version for boys was Darcy but only 27 boys were named that.

Whatever spelling you use, in her generation it's going to be most commonly used for girls.

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

ThingsThatShine · 01/06/2014 21:51

Darcy

DramaAlpaca · 01/06/2014 21:52

Darcey

WiggleGinger · 01/06/2014 22:30

Darcey

Viatrix · 01/06/2014 22:33

Darcey

AtiaoftheJulii · 01/06/2014 22:38

Darcey.

bouncingbelle · 01/06/2014 22:59

Darcy

HauntedNoddyCar · 01/06/2014 23:02

Darcey

FinickityCoder · 01/06/2014 23:02

Darcy

Tea1Sugar · 02/06/2014 04:01

Darcey

Guin1 · 02/06/2014 04:28

Darcy

KoalaDownUnder · 02/06/2014 05:06

Darcy.

This thread is 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

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!!

Thumbwitch · 02/06/2014 07:10

Darcey

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!

TravellingToad · 02/06/2014 07:50

Darcy

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

curiousgeorgie · 02/06/2014 10:16

Darcy...

Until I read the comment above I loved it Wink

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