Darcy
Anglo-Norman family name
Darcy is a surname of Norman French origin, now commonly used as a given name for both sexes.
The name gained romantic associations through the brooding hero Mr.
Darcy in Jane Austen's *Pride and Prejudice*, making it a popular choice for fiction and baby names alike: They named their son Darcy after the Austen character.
Literary family name
- Pride and PrejudiceRegency courtship novel
- PemberleyFictional aristocratic mansion
- gentlemanCourteous, honorable man
- aristocratPerson of noble birth
Fitzwilliam · Elizabeth Bennet · brooding · aloof · reserved · proposal · prejudice · landed gentry
- BBCBritish public broadcaster
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- heartthrobObject of romantic admiration
- romantic leadStory's primary lover
Colin Firth · fanfiction · meme · period drama · costume drama
Hereditary family identifier
- IrishOf the Emerald Isle
- GaelicCeltic linguistic tradition
- Norman1066 England conqueror
- Anglo-NormanHybrid medieval French-English culture
patronymic · family name · given name · unisex · baby name · namesake · D'Arcy · ancestry
Austen
Literary family name
- Pride and PrejudiceRegency courtship novel
- PemberleyFictional aristocratic mansion
- gentlemanCourteous, honorable man
Fitzwilliam · Elizabeth Bennet · aristocrat · brooding · aloof · reserved · proposal · prejudice · landed gentry · Regency
Bridget Jones
- BBCBritish public broadcaster
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- heartthrobObject of romantic admiration
Colin Firth · romantic lead · fanfiction · meme · period drama · costume drama
surname
Hereditary family identifier
Anglo-Norman · patronymic · family name · given name · unisex · baby name · namesake · D'Arcy · ancestry · heritage
- Fictional SurnamesAddams, Banks, Brady, Bundy, Cleaver
- Literary surnamesCopperfield, Twist, Gatsby
- literary charactersSherlock Holmes, Scout Finch, Elizabeth Bennet, Macbeth, Huck Finn
- Romantic FiguresRomeo, Juliet, Casanova, Don Juan, Cleopatra
- Jane AustenEmma, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey, Elizabeth Bennet
- Jane Austen surnamesWickham, Collins, Lucas, Gardiner, Brandon