Darren

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English

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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.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Darren (plural Darrens)

  1. A male given name originating as a coinage.
    • 1959, Gwen Bristow, Celia Garth, Crowell, page 15:
      Darren was a beautiful youth, strong and well made.
    • 1998 Barbara Vine ( Ruth Rendell ), The Chimney Sweeper's Boy, →ISBN, page 315:
      One of those awful names, Gareth or Darren - no, Jason.
  2. (rare) A place name.
    • 1837 The Saturday Magazine, John William Parker, v.10 (1837), page 94 ("Silver Mines in Great Britain"):
      About the middle of the sixteenth century, Darren, and the adjoining mine of Cwm Symlog, were extensively and profitably worked
    • 1862 Illustrated Dublin Journal, James Duffy, page 216 ( "The Lady of Darren"):
      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.

Noun

Darren (plural Darrens)

  1. (slang, derogatory) A middle-aged white man exhibiting a sense of entitlement or white privilege.
    Coordinate term: Karen
  2. (by extension, derogatory) Any person, especially male, exhibiting an exaggerated sense of entitlement.

A secondary or third form of calling a person (male) a "Kevin".

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Darren m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Darrens or (with an article) Darren, feminine genitive Darren, plural Darrens or Darren)

  1. a surname

Noun

Darren f

  1. plural of Darre
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