Darrell
| Darrell | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈdærəl/ DARR-əl |
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Norman-French |
| Meaning | Beloved |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Darryl, Daryl |
Darrell is a given name derived from an English surname, which was derived from Norman-French d'Airelle, originally denoting one who came from Airelle in France.[1][2] There are no longer any towns in France called Airelle, but airelle is the French word for huckleberry.
Darrell may refer to:
Sports
- Darrell Allums (born 1958), American basketball player
- Darrell Armstrong, NBA basketball player
- Darrell Campbell, American football defensive tackle on the practice squad of the Chicago Bears
- Darrell Clarke, manager of Bristol Rovers football club
- Darrell Daniels, American football player
- Darrell Evans, former third baseman and first baseman in Major League Baseball
- Darrell Green, cornerback for the Washington Redskins from 1983 to 2002
- Darrell Griffith, former NBA basketball player who spent his entire career with the Utah Jazz
- Darrell Jackson, American football wide receiver currently playing for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League
- Darrell Johnson, Major League Baseball catcher and manager
- Darrell Hogan, American football player
- Darrell May, Major League Baseball pitcher for the Minnesota Twins
- Darrell Porter, Major League Baseball catcher
- Darrell Royal, College Football Hall of Fame member, and is the winningest football coach in University of Texas Longhorn history
- Darrell Russell (dragster driver), NHRA drag racer
- Darrell Russell (American football), two-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman for the Oakland Raiders of the NFL who died in a car crash
- Darrell Walker (born 1961), American professional basketball coach and retired player
- Darrell Wallace, former Canadian Football League player
- Darrell Wallace Jr., NASCAR driver
- Darrell Waltrip, NASCAR driver and commentator
- Darrell Williams, New Zealand rugby league footballer, coach and administrator
- Darrell Williams (basketball) (born 1989), American basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League
Arts and entertainment
- Dimebag Darrell (1966–2004), guitarist in the heavy metal bands Pantera and Damageplan
- Darrell Eastlake, Australian television presenter with the Nine Network
- Darrell Evans (musician), a Christian musician and songwriter
- Darrell Hammond, cast member of Saturday Night Live from 1995 to 2009
- Timothy Darrell Russ, American actor
- Darrell Scott, a country songwriter
- Darrell Sheets,cast member of Storage Wars
- Darrell Sweet (musician), legendary drummer for the Scottish hard rock band Nazareth
- Darrell K. Sweet, professional illustrator best known for providing cover art for science fiction and fantasy novels
- Darrell Winfield, model who was best known as the Marlboro man in television commercials and magazine advertisements for Marlboro
Other fields
- Darrell Issa, American politician
- Darrell Long, American computer scientist
- Darrell Ourso, American politician
- Ian Darrell Fenix, Mexican kid
With the surname
- Norris Darrell, attorney
See also
References
- ↑ "Darrell". Behind the Name. 2009. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
- ↑ "Origin and Meaning of Darrell". MFnames.com. 2009. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
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