The baby name Dulcee is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdʌlsi/ (DUL-see).
The baby name Dulcee is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdʌlsi/ (DUL-see).
Dulcee is English, Latin in Origin.
Dulcee is a modern phonetic variant of Dulcie/Dulce, ultimately from Latin dulcis “sweet, gentle.” In Spanish and Portuguese, Dulce is a long-standing given name and devotional epithet, echoed in phrases like Dulce Nombre de María and Dulce Nombre de Jesús. In English, Dulcie arrived via medieval Latin Dulcia and Old French Douce (feminine of doux), used in Norman and Plantagenet periods. Pronunciation DUL-see.
Usage is documented in medieval charters in England and France as Douce/Dulcia; in Iberia and Latin America, it endures as Dulce and in compounds like Dulce María, inspired by Catholic veneration of the “Dulce Nombre” of Mary and Jesus. In 19th–early 20th‑century Britain, Dulcie saw genteel popularity; today it enjoys a quiet vintage revival, while Dulce ranks higher in Spanish‑speaking communities. Related forms and variants include Dulce, Dulcie, Dulcia, Douce, Dolce, Dulcita, and the literary Dulcinea; nicknames often shorten to Dulce/Dulci.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AR | 0 | #192 | 2 | 2,915 | |
| GT | 0 | #337 | 2 | 5,948 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| MX | 0 | #438 | 8 | 8,339 | |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #537 | 5 | 7,500 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #914 | 2 | 14,098 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 2 | 14,861 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,015 | 169 | 17,781 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,150 | 3 | 16,140 |
| MA | 0 | #1,197 | 3 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,235 | 2 | 25,928 |
Dulcee is popular in 10 countries — most recent births per country:
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