name
Meaning 1
A Norman baronial surname from Old French.
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Standard Lemma guide
Darcy
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈdɑː.si/
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General-American: /ˈdɑɹ.si/
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rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)si
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CMU ARPABET: D AA1 R S IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A male given name transferred from the surname.
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name
Meaning 3
A female given name transferred from the surname, of mostly mid-20th century and later American usage.
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noun
Meaning 4
A (non SI) unit of permeability used in measuring the permeability of porous mediums such as sand.
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History
Etymology
Originally from Bois-d'Arcy, Yvelines in Northern France. Related to archaic French ardre (“to burn, consume”).
From the surname of the French scientist Henry Darcy.
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