Darren
proper nounnouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈdæɹən//
A male given name originating as a coinage.
proper noun
- 1
A male given name originating as a coinage.
Darren was a beautiful youth, strong and well made.
One of those awful names, Gareth or Darren - no, Jason.
'Could you tell me a little about Darren?' I asked. She certainly could. All children called Darren, Wayne, Jason, Tracy, Kirsty or Kylie are destined for misery and several unsuccessful attempts at suicide.
- 2
rareA place name.
About the middle of the sixteenth century, Darren, and the adjoining mine of Cwm Symlog, were extensively and profitably worked […]
[…] 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.
Etymology
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.
noun
- 1
slangA middle-aged white man exhibiting a sense of entitlement or white privilege.
- 2
Any person, especially male, exhibiting an exaggerated sense of entitlement.
- 3
A secondary or third form of calling a person (male) a "Kevin".
Forms
- plural
- Darrens
Darren · A male given name originating as a coinage.
Darrin · A male given name transferred from the surname, variant of…Darryl · A male given name transferred from the surname, variant of…dart · A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand;…