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Darren

UK/ˈdæɹən/

Darren proper noun: a male given name originating as a coinage.

Proper noun

Darren (plural Darrens)

  1. A male given name originating as a coinage.
    • Darren was a beautiful youth, strong and well made.1959, Gwen Bristow, Celia Garth, Crowell, page 15
    • One of those awful names, Gareth or Darren - no, Jason.1998 Barbara Vine ( Ruth Rendell ), The Chimney Sweeper's Boy, page 315
  2. (rare) A place name.
    • About the middle of the sixteenth century, Darren, and the adjoining mine of Cwm Symlog, were extensively and profitably worked […]1837 The Saturday Magazine, John William Parker, v.10 (1837), page 94 ("Silver Mines in Great Britain")
    • […] the sun shone down merrily on the green woods of Darren, the bright Liffey tumbled joyously down by bank and brake, and a joyous peal of bells rang out to welcome the happy bridal of the Lady of Darren and her handsome lover, Sir Brian Courtenay.1862 Illustrated Dublin Journal, James Duffy, page 216 ( "The Lady of Darren")

Noun

Darren (plural Darrens)

  1. (derogatory, slang) A middle-aged white man exhibiting a sense of entitlement or white privilege.
  2. (broadly, derogatory) Any person, especially male, exhibiting an exaggerated sense of entitlement.
  3. A secondary or third form of calling a person (male) a "Kevin".

Forms of Darren

Proper noun
pluralDarrens
alternative formDaren
alternative formDarin
alternative formDarrin
Noun
pluralDarrens

Origin of Darren

Unknown. A twentieth-century invention, possibly from a rare Irish surname of obscure meaning, possibly from Dara or Daragh, meaning "oak". It is also the name of an old silver mine near Aberystwyth, Wales. * The name became popular, particularly in the UK, because of a character in the 1960s American TV series Bewitched, actually spelled Darrin. * (person with sense of entitlement): As a rhyming equivalent for Karen.

Words that rhyme with Darren

Questions about Darren

What does Darren mean?
Darren means a male given name originating as a coinage.
What part of speech is Darren?
Darren can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Darren?
Darren is pronounced /ˈdæɹən/ (UK).

Words near Darren in the dictionary

  1. Darraweit Guim
  2. darrayne
  3. darrein
  4. Darrell
  5. Darrells
  6. Darren
  7. Darrener
  8. Darreners
  9. Darrens
  10. Darrick
  11. Darrigo

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