Dulce
f.
Old French dolz, dous, Middle French doux, douce, from Latin dulcis 'pleasant, charming; sweet; kind, dear'.
The name of a 12th-century queen consort of Portugal, daughter of the count of Barcelona and queen of Aragon.
- England
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- Latin
- ● 1279–80 Dulcia (nom) WaHR-SK p. 47;
1300 Douce (nom) ProcSuf-vol3 p. 245,
Duce (nom) ibid. p. 240;
1377 Dulcia (nom) FenPT-2 p. 4;
1381 Dulcia (nom) ibid. p. 11,
Suffolk1381 p. 76
- France
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- Latin
- ● 1094 Dulcis (nom) StVdM-II 686
- ◑ 1179 Dulceta (nom) clairvaux-12thc 176
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1265x1339 Dulcis (nom) BBC-Berg 354
- Portugal
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- Latin
- ● 1189 Dulcia (nom) PHGCRP-I no. 9;
1190 Dulcia (nom) ibid. no. 8;
1209 Dulcia (abl) ibid. no. 10,
Dulciæ (dat) ibid. no. 10;
1211 Dulciae (gen) ibid. no. 6
Cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Dulce". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Dulce.