Boy or girl? I only know one [name]IRL[/name] and two from books/movies, two girls and the lovely Mr. [name]Darcy[/name]. (I know it’s his surname but that seems to be a trend right now, right?) Also, is [name]Darcy[/name] short for anything? Could it be?
Disclaimer: I’m not pregnant or ttc, I just want to talk about [name]Darcy[/name]!
I think of [name]Darcy[/name] as a girl’s name, though it’s also nice on a boy. I don’t actually know any in real life but it’s a name that’s really growing on me!
[name]Darcy[/name] isn’t short for anything as far as I know.
[name]Darcy[/name] is a tough call. I’ve never met one in real life, so I guess I would assume feminine but not be surprised by a boy.
I love [name]Austen[/name]'s [name]Darcy[/name]…well, really, I love [name]Colin[/name] [name]Firth[/name] playing [name]Austen[/name]'s [name]Darcy[/name], but I generally think the name sounds glamourously feminine. I enjoyed playing with my [name]Darci[/name] Cover Girl fashion doll back in the 80s, though, so that’s probably where that association comes from.
i’ve met at least one boy and one girl with this name growing up. the girl was had a twin sister (met them at a sport camp)there must have been a few other girl Darcys too…
and the boy was a pretty popular bad-boy who became successful after highschool
i kind of see the literary appeal and liked the name when i was 12 but wouldnt use it. seems like it was a new and ‘hip’ name in the 80s
although, goodhope, colin firth did make it extra attractive as a boys name! so maybe if i was more litterary
my other comment is that i can’t stand it when people spell it D’arcy. no offense, i just dont like apostrophes in any FN or MN
i don’t think i would ever consider it a first name for a boy, but it could possibly work for a mn though. For some reason i think its southern sounding for a girl
I think it would work a lot better for a girl (Mr. [name]Darcy[/name]'s first name is [name]Fitzwilliam[/name], which I think is silly), but I love the name! It could also be a dashing middle name for a boy, especially spelled with an apostrophe-- there’s a great Broadway actor/singer named [name]Brian[/name] D’Arcy [name]James[/name], and I’ve always loved the sound of his name.
I think it could work as both! I haven’t met any in real life, so maybe that’s why. But I think the fact that it has a male literary connection, combined with the fact that it is a surname, makes it okay territory for a boy too 
I wouldn’t be surprised by a boy or a girl. I think for a boy it makes a dashing literary choice, and for a girl it could be an update of [name]Stacy[/name] and [name]Tracy[/name].
I think it’d make a great name for either, as a girl it seems a little bit tomboyish and spunky and on a boy it’s more dashing and romantic
[name]Darcy[/name]'s like [name]Robin[/name] or [name]Leslie[/name]: used significantly for girls more recently for boys, but sufficiently “out” for both that I wouldn’t try to guess if I saw the name now.
Incidentally, unlike [name]Robin[/name] or [name]Leslie[/name] which I wouldn’t likely use for either, [name]Darcy[/name] is one of the few names (maybe it’s the only one) I’d seriously consider for both genders.
I love [name]Darcy[/name]. I admit it’s the great appeal of Mr. [name]Darcy[/name] that sways me. I have heard it used on girls and boys.
I would be more likely to use it as mn for a boy and a first name for a girl.
I knew a female [name]Darcy[/name]- and it was her full name. Cute!