Darcy

  1. Proper noun.  (surname, Norman baronial) from a place d'Arcy in Northern France.
  2. Proper noun.  (given name, male) , transferred from the surname.
  3. Proper noun.  (given name, female) of mostly American usage since the mid-twentieth century.
  4. Noun.  A (non SI) unit of area used in measuring the permeability of porous solids such as powders.

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