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    Dulcinea

    dul-sih-NEE-ah

    Spanish/Latin
    Girl
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Sweet one; Sweetness
    Origin
    Spanish/Latin
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Dulcinea does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Sweet one; Sweetness", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Dulcinea.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Dulcinea tastes God's sweetness — words sweeter than honey, more desired than gold, the sweet one who savors truth from the LORD's mouth.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Psalm 119:103

      "How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!"

    • Psalm 19:10

      "More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb."

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