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Gender Feminine
Usage Literature
Pronounced Pron. /dul.θi.ˈne.a/(European Spanish) /dul.si.ˈne.a/(Latin American Spanish) /ˌdʌl.sɪ.ˈniː.ə/(English)
Meaning & History
Derived from Spanish dulce meaning "sweet". This name was (first?) used by Miguel de Cervantes in his novel Don Quixote (1605), where it belongs to the love interest of the main character, though she never actually appears in the story.