Dart
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English
Etymology 1
From Proto-Brythonic *dar (“oak”). Cognate to the Darent.
Proper noun
Dart
- A river in Devon, England, which flows from Dartmoor to the English Channel at Dartmouth.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Metonymic occupational surname for a maker of darts, from Middle English dart.
Proper noun
Dart (plural Darts)
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Dart is the 9092nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3594 individuals. Dart is most common among White (89.71%) individuals.
Etymology 3
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Noun
Dart (plural Darts)
- (UK, naval slang) An officer trained at Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, England.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dart”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 413.
Anagrams
German
Etymology
Borrowed from English dart, from Old French dart, from Proto-West Germanic *darōþu.
Pronunciation
Noun
Dart m (strong, genitive Darts, plural Darts)
Noun
Dart n (strong, genitive Darts or Dart, no plural)
- the game of darts
- Synonyms: Darts, Dartspiel, Dartsport, Dartwerfen, Pfeilwerfen