Darrell

Gender Masculine
Usage English, African American
Pronounced Pron. DAR-il(English)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

From an English surname that was derived from Norman French d'Airelle, originally denoting one who came from Airelle in France. As a given name it was moderately popular from the 1930s to the 1970s, but it dropped off the American top 1000 rankings in 2018.

Related Names

VariantsDarell, Dariel, Darrel, Darryl, Daryl, Derryl(English) Darryl(African American)
Other Languages & CulturesDariel(Spanish (Caribbean))

Popularity

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Entry updated January 21, 2022