Darren is a masculine

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of uncertain etymological origins. Some theories state that it originated from an

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of the Irish first name

Darragh Darragh \d(a)-rra-gh\ is a boys name of Irish origin. The name is derived from the Old Irish word ''daire'' (modern Irish ''doire''), which means ''oak''. Darragh is frequently used in Ireland as a masculine forename, though sometimes occurs as a ...

or Dáire, meaning "Oak Tree". According to other sources, it is thought to come from the Gaelic surname meaning ‘great’, but is also linked to a Welsh mountain named Moel Darren. It is also believed to be a variant of

Darrell Darrell is a given name derived from an English surname, which was derived from Norman-French , originally denoting one who came from Airelle in France. There are no longer any towns in France called Airelle, but is the French word for huckleber ...

, which originated from the

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

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. In New Zealand, the

Darran Mountains The Darran Mountains are a prominent range within New Zealand's Fiordland National Park, the country's biggest national park. They contain the park's highest peak, Mount Tūtoko (). The range lies between Milford Sound (Piopiotahi) and the valle ...

exist as a spur of the Southern Alps in the south of the country. Darren has several spelling variations including Daren,

Darin Darin may refer to Places *Darin, Anbarabad, a village in Kerman Province, Iran *Darin, Jebalbarez-e Jonubi, a village in Kerman Province, Iran *Darin, Sistan and Baluchestan, a village in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran *Darin, Yazd, a villa ...

, Daryn, Darrin, Darran and Darryn. In the United Kingdom, its popularity peaked during the 1970s but declined sharply afterwards. In England and Wales, it first appeared in the early-1960s, ranking 66th in 1964, and had leapt to 15th by 1974, but fell to 33rd by 1984 and last appeared in the top 100 in 1994, when it ranked 100th.Top 100 Baby Names - Historical Series (Her Majesty's Stationery Office)

People

Sports

* Darren Anderton, English footballer *

Darren Andrews Darren Andrews (born August 5, 1995) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver. He played college football for the UCLA Bruins and signed with the New England Patriots after going undrafted in the 2018 NFL Draft ...

(born 1995), American football player * Darren Bennett (football player), Australian, played both Australian rules football and American football * Darren Bent, English footballer * Darren Braithwaite, British sprinter * Darren Bravo, West Indian cricketer * Darren Byfield, English footballer * Darren Campbell, English sprint athlete *

Darren Collins (footballer born 1967) Darren Collins (born 24 May 1967) is an English former professional footballer. He is now assistant manager of non-league club Brackley Town F.C., Brackley Town. He started his career with Petersfield Town F.C., Petersfield Town before signing f ...

, English footballer * Darren Collison, American professional basketball player * Darren Clarke, Irish professional golfer * Darren Currie, English footballer * Darren Daulton, 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 Fells, American football player * Darren Ferguson, Scottish footballer and manager * Darren Fletcher, Scottish footballer * Darren Flutie, American football player *

Darren Gerard Darren Charles Gerard (born 17 April 1984) is a cricketer who represented Oxford University Cricket Club, Oxford University in matches against Cambridge University Cricket Club, Cambridge University in 2004 and 2006. Early and personal li ...

(born 1984), English cricketer *

Darren Gilford Darren Gilford (born 11 December 1982) is a Maltese former sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres. Participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics, he achieved fifth place in his 100 metres heat, thus failing to make it through to the second round. ...

, Maltese athlete specializing in both the 100 metres and the 4 × 100 metre relay races * Darren Gough, English cricketer *

Darren Hall (disambiguation) Darren Hall may refer to: * Darren Hall (baseball) (born 1964), Major League Baseball pitcher *Darren Hall (badminton) (born 1965), retired badminton player from Great Britain *Darren Hall (American football) Darren Reginald Hall (born May 2, 2 ...

, multiple people * Darren Huckerby, English former footballer * Darren Hughes (English footballer), English footballer * Darren Hughes (Gaelic footballer), Irish Gaelic footballer *

Darren Hughes (gridiron football) Darren Hughes (born June 3, 1967) is a former American football player who played two seasons in the Arena Football League with the Memphis Pharaohs, Connecticut Coyotes, Charlotte Rage, Florida Bobcats and Los Angeles Avengers. He played college ...

, American football player * Darren Jarman, Australian rules football player * Darren Kelly (born 1979), Northern Irish footballer * Darren Lockyer, Australian rugby league player *

Darren Lange Darren Niel Lange (born 5 August 1971), from Toowoomba, Australia is a former freestyle swimming champion. He competed in the Australian Olympic trials on three occasions to qualify for an Australian Team but fell short, although in 1991 he qua ...

, Australian freestyle swimmer *

Darren Mackie Darren Graham Mackie (born 5 January 1982) is a Scottish former footballer who, most recently, played for Inverurie Loco Works as a player/coach. Mackie was born in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland and previously played as a striker for Abe ...

, Scottish footballer * Darren Matthews, best known as William Regal, English wrestler * Darren McCarty, Canadian ice hockey player *

Darren McCaughan Darren Scott McCaughan (born March 18, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Seattle Mariners organization. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2021. Amateur career McCaughan attended Los Alamitos High Schoo ...

, American baseball player *

Darren Murphy Darren Murphy (born 28 July 1985) is an Irish football manager and former footballer who played as a midfielder. Murphy started his playing career at Cobh Ramblers, progressing through the club's youth system before breaking into the first te ...

, Irish footballer *

Darren Ng Darren Ng (; born 18 December 1983) is a Chinese-Australian former professional basketball player. Ng was known as one of the better three-point shooters in the National Basketball League (NBL). He decided to sit out the 2012–13 NBL season f ...

, 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 player * Darren Sharper, American football free safety *

Darren Smith (rugby league) Darren Smith (born 8 December 1968) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played for the Australian national side and also Queensland in the State of Origin. His club football career was spent wi ...

, Australian rugby league player * Darren Sproles, American football player * Darren Till, British mixed martial artist *

Darren Turcotte Darren Turcotte (born March 2, 1968) is an American former professional Ice hockey player. Early life Turcotte's family moved to North Bay, Ontario where he spent most of his childhood. After his family returned to northern Ontario, he began pla ...

, American ice hockey player *

Darren Waller Darren Charles Waller (born September 13, 1992) is an American football tight end for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia Tech. He is the great-grandson of composer and jazz pianist ...

, American football player * Darren Webster, British darts player *

Darren Yewchyn Darren Yewchyn was a former Canadian football wide receiver who played two seasons with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He played college football at the College of the Siskiyous College of the Siskiyous (COS) ...

, Canadian football player * Darren Young, ring name of American WWE wrestler Fred Rosser

Arts and entertainment

* Darren Aronofsky, American filmmaker * Darren Barnet, American actor * Darren Bennett (dancer), British professional dancer *

Darren Bett Darren Victor Bett (born 1968 in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire) is an English weather forecaster for the BBC, broadcasting on television and radio. Bett is a main weather presenter on BBC Radio 5 Live and also appears on the BBC News Channel, BBC Wo ...

, British weatherman for the BBC * Darren Boyd, British actor * Darren Criss, American actor and singer * Darren Cullen (cartoonist), British satirical artist and writer * Darren Dale, Australian filmmaker * Darren Day, English actor, singer, and television presenter * Darren Espanto, Filipino Canadian singer *

Darren Farris Darren Farris, (born August 2, 1972), is an American singer-songwriter based out of Los Angeles, California. As a musician he is most notable for the self-penned 2008 singles "Jenna" and "Save Me", from the album ''Psychopathic Issues''. Just ...

, American singer/songwriter *

Darren Floyd Venus Brown (real name Darren Floyd, born in San Diego, California) is the executive producer, owner and CEO of Buddah Brown Entertainment, an artist management music label.The Source Magazine. The Long Haul by Robert Smith III, Page 30. October 20 ...

, British writer, painter and puppeteer * Darren Grant, American Film and Music Video Director * Darren Hayes, Australian singer-songwriter, formerly of the group Savage Garden * Darren Jessee, American drummer for the rock group Ben Folds Five *

Darren Jordon Darren Jordon (born 23 November 1960 in London, England) is a British journalist working for the Al-Jazeera 24-hour English-language news and current affairs channel, Al Jazeera English. He is also a former officer of the Jamaica Defence Force. ...

, British journalist and newsreader * Darren Kennedy, Irish television presenter and entrepreneur based in London *

Darren Korb Darren Korb (born November 5, 1983) is an American songwriter, composer, and voice actor. Korb is best known for writing the music featured in '' Bastion'', ''Transistor'', ''Pyre'' and '' Hades'', all of which were developed by indie developer S ...

, American songwriter and composer *

Darren Leader Steel Panther is an American comedic glam metal band from Los Angeles, California. They are known for their profane and humorous lyrics as well as their exaggerated onstage pastiche of the stereotypical glam metal lifestyle. History Metal Sho ...

, stage name Stix Zadinia, American drummer for rock group Steel Panther * Darren Lim, Singaporean actor *

Darren McGavin 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 sources, it is thought to come from ...

, American actor *

Darren Ockert Darren Ockert is an English pop singer, songwriter and record producer born in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, currently residing in Miami, Florida, United States. Biography Early life and career Darren Ockert was born in Lincoln, England, Lin ...

, British singer-songwriter and producer based out of Miami * Darren Robinson (rapper), American member of the 80s rap group The Fat Boys *

Darren O'Shaughnessy Darren O'Shaughnessy (; born 2 July 1972), is an Irish writer and novelist. He is best known for his young adult fiction series ''The Saga of Darren Shan'', ''The Demonata'', and ''Zom-B'', published under the pseudonym Darren Shan. The former w ...

, Irish writer and novelist, pen names Darren Shan and Darren Dash *

Darren "Whackhead" Simpson Darren "Whackhead" Simpson (born 19 April 1977) is a comedian and radio presenter working for Primedia, a broadcasting company that owns the radio stations 947 and 94.5 Kfm in South Africa (among others). He presented the morning show, Breakfas ...

(born 1977), South African radio presenter *

Darren Star Darren Star (born July 25, 1961) is an American writer, director and producer of film and television. He is best known for creating the television series ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' (1990–2000), ''Melrose Place'' (1992–1999), ''Sex and the City' ...

, American television/film producer and screenwriter * Darren Styles, British record producer, disc jockey and singer-songwriter from Colchester * Darren Tate, British trance music producer and DJ * Darren Wilson, American drummer of the Chicago-based indie-rock group The Hush South *

Darren Wills 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 sources, it is thought to come from ...

, British author and composer

Other professions

* Darren Chester, Australian politician * Darren Hughes, New Zealand politician * Darren Naish, British vertebrate palaeontologist and science writer * Darren Storsley, founder of Top Teen of Canada * Darren Kimura, American businessman, inventor and investor *

Darren Deon Vann Darren Deon Vann (born March 21, 1971) is an American serial killer. He was arrested on October 18, 2014, for the murder of 19-year-old Afrikka Hardy at a Motel 6 in Hammond, Indiana and has confessed to the murders of six other female victims ...

, American serial killer

Fictional characters

* Darren Agonistes Cross, supervillain 'Yellowjacket' from the Marvel comic series Marvel MCU Movie Ant-Man *

Darren Leadfoot '' Cars'' is a media franchise including the 2006 film '' Cars'', the 2011 film ''Cars 2'', the 2017 film '' Cars 3'', the 2013 film ''Planes'' and the 2014 film '' Planes: Fire & Rescue''. Characters in the fictional universe include: Piston ...

, also known as Shiny Wax, a character in Cars * Darren Osborne, in British soap '' Hollyoaks'' * Darren Woods, a character in the 1985 American science fantasy movie '' Explorers''

References

External links

BehindtheName - Origin and History of the Name Darren

Interesting Facts about the name Darren
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