Dicey/Dicy/Dicie is a clue name for Virginia. It occurs in Virginia in the colonial period as a nickname for Diana. If one is looking for a possible family connection in colonial Virginia, look for an earlier Diana. Dicy was used in the 1800s as a nickname for faddish/fanciful/flowery names, such as Boadicea, Laodicea, Eurydyce. It was used for Candace (3 syllables) and even Dorcas. Like so many other nicknames, Dicey became a standalone name in the 1800s. Dicey did not get started as a nickname in New England, because of Diana's pagan connotations. Around 1800, the use of "sy/cy" nicknames was more common in Virginia than in Massachusetts, with the exception of Betsy which was common in both. --Ida Skarson McCormick, idamc@seanet.com, Seattle At 08:01 PM 07/29/2001 -0400, "Donna" <KENNEDYQT@aol.com> wrote: >Would anyone happen to know if "Dicy" was a nickname and what the Christian >name might have been. <snip>