Darren
| Pronunciation | /dærən/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Darrell, Darragh, Dáire |
Darren is a masculine given name of uncertain etymological origins. Some theories state that it originated from an Anglicisation of the Irish first name Darragh or Dáire, meaning "oak tree". According to other theories, it is a variant of Darrell, which originated from the French surname D'Airelle, meaning "of Airelle". The common spelling of Darren is found in the Welsh language, meaning "edge": Black Darren and Red Darren are found on the eastern side of the Hatterrall Ridge, west of Long Town. Darren has several spelling variations including: Daren, Darin, Daryn, Darrin and Darryn.
In the United Kingdom, its popularity peaked during the 1970s but declined sharply afterwards.[1]
The name was "first brought to public attention" in the English-speaking world in the late 1950s by American actor Darren McGavin. "It was further popularised in the 1960s by the character Darrin Stephens, from the television show Bewitched."[2]
People
Sports
- Darren Anderton, English former footballer
- Darren Bennett, played both Australian rules football and American football professionally
- Darren Bent, English footballer
- Darren Braithwaite, British sprinter
- Darren Bravo, West Indian cricketer
- Darren Byfield, English footballer
- Darren Campbell, retired English sprint athlete
- Darren Collins (footballer born 1967), English footballer
- Darren Collison, American professional basketball player
- Darren Clarke, Irish professional golfer
- Darren Currie, English footballer
- Darren Daulton, retired American baseball player
- Darren Daye (born 1960), American basketball player
- Darren Drozdov, retired professional wrestler who competed in the WWF from 1998 until 1999.
- Darren Ferguson, Scottish former footballer and current manager
- Darren Fletcher, Scottish footballer
- Darren Gerard (born 1984), English cricketer
- Darren Gilford, Maltese athlete specializing in both the 100 metres and the 4 × 100 metre relay races
- Darren Gough, English cricketer
- Darren Huckerby, English former footballer
- Darren Hughes (footballer), English footballer
- Darren Hughes (Gaelic footballer), Irish footballer
- Darren Hughes (gridiron football), American player of gridiron football
- Darren Jarman, retired Australian rules football player
- Darren Lockyer, Australian rugby league player
- Darren Lange, freestyle swimmer from Australia
- Darren Mackie, Scottish footballer
- Darren Matthews, best known as William Regal, semi-active English wrestler
- Darren McCarty, retired Canadian ice hockey player
- Darren Murphy, Irish footballer
- Darren Ng, China-Australian basketball player
- Darren O'Dea, Irish footballer
- Darren Pang, Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender
- Darren Purse, English footballer
- Darren Ritchie, Scottish long jumper
- Darren Rumble (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey defenseman
- Darren Sharper, American football free safety
- Darren Smith (rugby league), Australian rugby league player
- Darren Sproles, American football running back
- Daren Sweeney, Montserratian cricketer
- Darren Turcotte, retired professional ice hockey player
- Darren Yewchyn, Canadian football player
- Darren Young, WWE wrestler
Arts and entertainment
- Darren Aronofsky, American filmmaker
- Darren Bennett (dancer), professional dancer
- Darren Bett, weatherman for the BBC
- Darren Boyd, British actor
- Darren Criss, American actor and singer
- Darren Cullen (artist), Satirical artist and writer
- Darren Day, English actor, singer, and television presenter
- Darren Espanto, Filipino Canadian singer
- Darren Farris, singer/songwriter based out of Los Angeles California
- Darren Floyd, British writer, painter and puppeter
- Darren Grant, American Film and Music Video Director
- Darren Hayes, singer-songwriter, formerly of the group Savage Garden
- Darren Jessee, drummer for the rock group Ben Folds Five
- Darren Jordon, main newsreader on BBC 1
- Darren Lim, Singaporean actor
- Darren McGavin, American actor
- Darren Ockert, British singer-songwriter and producer based out of Miami
- Darren Robinson (rapper), member of the 80s rap group The Fat Boys
- Darren Shan, author of the Demonata series
- Darren "Whackhead" Simpson, born 1977, South African radio presenter
- Darren Star, American television/film producer and screenwriter
- Darren Styles, British record producer, disc jockey and singer-songwriter from Colchester
- Darren Tate, trance music producer and DJ
- Darren Wilson, drummer of the Chicago-based indie-rock group The Hush South
- Darren Leader, Stix Zadinia, drummer for rock group Steel Panther
Other
- Darren Chester, Australian politician
- Darren Hughes, New Zealand politician
- Darren Naish, vertebrate palaeontologist and science writer
- Darren Storsley, founder of Top Teen of Canada
- Darren Kimura, American businessman, inventor and investor.
- Darren Deon Vann, American serial killer
- Darren Rhodes, Neuroscientist
- Darren Rebelez, President of restaurant companies
Fictional characters
- Darren Leadfoot, also known as Shiny Wax, a character in Cars
- Darren Osborne, character in British soap Hollyoaks
- Darrin Stephens, a character on the TV series Bewitched
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.babynames.co.uk/meaning_origin_name_Darren.htm%5Bfull+citation+needed%5D
- ↑ "Darren". Behind the Name. Missing or empty
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