Is Darcy too cheesy...

kaylynne

for a boy?

Todd&Laura

I think it sounds a little feminine. Can you use it as a mn instead?

sweetpealee

i know several girls with this name.  would not use it on a boy. sorry!

lilhockeygurlMOM

I think so. Too girlie for a boy.

Strunella

I think it is a girl's name.

austenreader85

One of my guilty pleasure names for a boy. To the pp who said it's a girl name, it is not. It began as a surname and then became a boy name long before it was a girl name. OP, I do think you will get comments like that so be prepared. Behindthename shows that while it's more common in the US for girls now, it is used in Australia pretty commonly for boys.

gimmietimmies

Cheesy, like an 80's movie. I know it's a boys name, but it reminds me of a National Lampoon's movie. All the Darcys I know are men over 35.

 

WashingtonQueen

I have only ever seen it on girls. Really dont like it for a boy.

kaylynne

huh. I thought this would be more 50/50.  I was def thinking Pride and Prejudice.  I've never seen any of the National Lampoons.

Renee1105

It's cheesy for a girl or a boy.

Honeydew1894

I have known one boy and one girl with this name.  It is not the worst first name, but I think it is better as a middle name. I think it leans toward feminine in terms of how it sounds, although I also think of Mr. Darcy!

Fink

I'm not sure its cheesy, but it is too feminine for a boy IMO.

TofuMama7

Fink:

I'm not sure its cheesy, but it is too feminine for a boy IMO.

I agree with this. I know it was a masculine name first, but it still has a very feminine ring to me. Although it also makes me think Mr. Darcy and swoon. (But it was his last name, not first)

Soap&Cider

I immediately think of Mr. Darcy from Pride and Prejudice, so my initial reaction is boy. I like it! Do you have any middle name ideas yet?

strawberrytree

Ok, I love Darcy on a boy. In places not obsessed with giving boy names to girls it is still used on boys fairly regularly. Maybe it's just my area, but at my tiny high school of 150 ppl there were 3 male Darcys (1 Darcy and 2 D'Arcys actually) and I know of several more. The star player of my city's hockey team is named Darcy and my first association with the name is former NHL player Darcy Tucker, who was not remotely girly. I love it on a boy. 

pianofanatic

My girl standard poodle is named Darcie.  I wouldn't use it on a boy.

MCRM22011

That's my aunt's name, so I will always view it as a girl's name.