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Darren en · NOUN
Pronunciation
/ˈdæɹən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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.
Meanings
(derogatory, slang) A middle-aged white man exhibiting a sense of entitlement or white privilege.
(broadly, derogatory) Any person, especially male, exhibiting an exaggerated sense of entitlement.
A secondary or third form of calling a person (male) a "Kevin".
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.
Meanings
A male given name originating as a coinage.
'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. 2012, Theodore Dalrymple, If Symptoms Persist:
One of those awful names, Gareth or Darren - no, Jason. 1998 Barbara Vine ( Ruth Rendell ), The Chimney Sweeper's Boy, page 315
Darren was a beautiful youth, strong and well made. 1959, Gwen Bristow, Celia Garth, Crowell, page 15:
(rare) A place name.
[…] 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. 1862 Illustrated Dublin Journal, James Duffy, page 216 ( "The Lady of Darren")
About the middle of the sixteenth century, Darren, and the adjoining mine of Cwm Symlog, were extensively and profitably worked […] 1837 The Saturday Magazine, John William Parker, v.10 (1837), page 94 ("Silver Mines in Great Britain")