# Darcy

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdɑː.si/ · frequency rank #19,058

## Definitions
1. A Norman baronial surname from Old French.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A female given name transferred from the surname, of mostly mid-20th century and later American usage.

## Etymology
Originally from Bois-d'Arcy, Yvelines in Northern France. Related to archaic French ardre (“to burn, consume”).

## Easily confused with
- **day** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/darcy-vs-day)
- **dry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/darcy-vs-dry)
- **DRC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/darcy-vs-drc)
- **dark** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/darcy-vs-dark)
- **dare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/darcy-vs-dare)
- **darn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/darcy-vs-darn)
- **dart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/darcy-vs-dart)
- **Davy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/darcy-vs-davy)
- **dory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/darcy-vs-dory)
- **dirty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/darcy-vs-dirty)
- **derby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/darcy-vs-derby)
- **diary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/darcy-vs-diary)
- **dared** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/darcy-vs-dared)
- **darts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/darcy-vs-darts)
- **Davey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/darcy-vs-davey)
- **Darth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/darcy-vs-darth)
- **dares** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/darcy-vs-dares)
- **Derry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/darcy-vs-derry)
- **Dario** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/darcy-vs-dario)
- **Daria** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/darcy-vs-daria)

## Common misspellings (8)
`adrcy`, `dacry`, `darccy`, `darcyy`, `darrcy`, `daryc`, `ddarcy`, `dracy`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/darcy