Darcy
DAR-see
Irish/French
Girl
Meaning-based name
- Meaning
- Dark one; From the fortress
- Origin
- Irish/French
- Is it in the Bible?
- No — the name Darcy does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Dark one; From the fortress", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Darcy.
- First appears in
- Does not appear in the King James text
- Peak US usage
- 1960s (0.032% of births), currently falling
- Spiritual meaning
- Darcy finds the fortress in darkness — God as rock, refuge, and deliverer, the strength we trust in the darkest hour.
- Verses on this meaning
- Psalm 18:2
"The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust."
- Psalm 91:2
"I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust."
- Psalm 18:2