Dacie as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Dacie

What is the meaning of the name Dacie ?

The baby name Dacie is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced DAY-see (IPA: /ˈdeɪsi/).

Dacie is English in Origin.

Dacie is a modern English given name, most often feminine, with two plausible roots. As a respelling of the surname-derived Dacey/Dacy (pronounced DAY-see), it likely traces to Irish Déiseach, “a person of the Déise,” a historical community in County Waterford; in this line the sense is “of the Déise.” Some also connect the surname to Middle English dace, the river fish, though this is less certain. In a separate stream, Dacie can be read as a softened form of Dacia, the Latin name of the Roman province in the Balkans, yielding the classical meaning “from Dacia” or “Dacian.”

The given name surfaces sporadically in English-language records from the late 19th century during the vogue for surnames and -ie diminutives, and it has remained rare. Variants and related forms include Dacey, Dacy, Daicey, Daci, and Dacia; nicknames include Dace and Cie. Usage today is chiefly feminine but sometimes unisex.