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Donice
How to Pronounce Donice
Pronounced duh-NEESE /dəˈniːs/Medium
Meaning: Donice reads as a mid-century American coinage, most plausibly blending a Don- opening (as in Donna) with the -ice ending of Denise or Bernice. It has no single inherited meaning; it is a euphonious made name of its era.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Donice is a coined American girls' name in United States records from around 1919. It most likely blends a Don- opening with the -ice ending of Denise or Bernice, valued for its sound. Its small high came in the mid-1950s.
It was always rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak, and faded by the 1990s. A woman named Donice from that time would be a grandmother now. The name reads as a mid-century coinage and has not returned in modern use.
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What does the name Donice mean?
It is a coined American name, most likely a Don- opening with a Denise-style -ice ending; it has no single fixed meaning.
How do you pronounce Donice?
It's said duh-NEESE /dəˈniːs/, two syllables, stress on the second.
Is Donice a boy or girl name?
Donice is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Donice?
It has always been rare, a coined name given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak.