Darcy (surname)
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Darcy/d'Arcy (or Darci or Darcey), lit. "From Arcy (Yvelines)", "From the Fortress", or "Dark(-haired) One", is a surname from the Norman barony of d'Arcy, in what was once Normandy (a "French Viking" duchy/dukedom under the French King), but is now Northern France. Becoming very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England, while more popular as a surname, it does have some popularity as a given name. Derived given names include girls names like "Darcene".
People with this surname include:
- Conyers Darcy (c. 1685–1758), British politician and courtier
- Dame Darcy, American graphic artist, cartoonist, and musician
- Emma Darcy, pseudonym of Australian husband and wife writers Frank and Wendy Brennan
- Eamonn Darcy (born 1952), Irish golfer
- Henry Darcy (1803–1858), French scientist who made several important contributions to hydraulics and hydrogeology and for whom the unit of permeability is named
- John Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy de Knayth (1290–1347), English peer and Lord Justiciar of Ireland
- Kevin Darcy, Australian ice hockey player
- Les Darcy (1895–1917), Australian boxer
- Luke Darcy (born 1975), former Australian rules footballer
- Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness (1718–1778), British diplomat and politician
See also
- All pages with titles containing Darcy
- Darcy (disambiguation)
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