Darren
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Darren is a given name of uncertain etymological origins, almost always applied to males. One theory is that it originated from a Gaelic surname meaning "great". Another is that it is an English version of the name Darryl, which originated from the French surname D'Airelle meaning "of Airelle".
Darren is the most popular spelling of many variants of the name, but was virtually unheard of before the late 1950s. The increasing popularity of this name may be due to the television show Bewitched which featured a character Darrin Stephens. It may also be due to the popularity of the singer Bobby Darin in 1958. It is currently ranked at 342 in the USA. It may refer to:
In sports:
- Darren Albert, Australian Rugby League player for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
- Darren Bennett (footballer), Australian who had a moderately successful career in Australian Rules football
- Darren Byfield, English professional footballer currently playing for Gillingham
- Darren Currie, English footballer
- Darren Drozdov, retired professional wrestler who competed in the WWF from 1998 until 1999
- Darren Gilford, Maltese athlete specializing in both the 100 metres and the 4x100 metre relay races
- Darren Huckerby, professional footballer
- Darren Lange, freestyle swimmer from Australia
- Darren Pang, Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the Chicago Blackhawks
- Darren Ritchie, Scottish long jumper
- Darren Rumble, Canadian ice hockey defenseman
- Darren Sharper, American football free safety who plays for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League
- Darren Turcotte, retired professional ice hockey player
- Darren Wilson, NBA bulls
In television and film:
- Darren Aronofsky, American filmmaker
- Darren Bennett (dancer), professional dancer
- Darren Bett, weatherman for the BBC
- Darren Boyd, British actor
- Darren Jordon, main newsreader on BBC 1
- Darren McGavin, American actor
- James Darren, American television and film actor, television director, and singer
In music:
- DARREN, singer-songwriter
- Darren Hayes, singer-songwriter
- Darren Jessee, drummer for the rock group Ben Folds Five
- Darren Miller, former singer for the electronic group backandtotheleft
- Darren Robinson (musician), guitarist and background singer in the Californian band Phantom Planet
- Darren Robinson (rapper), member of the 80's rap group The Fat Boys
In writing
- Darren Shan, author of the Demonata series
This given name, or a variation, is very occasionally applied to females, as in Daryn Kagan.
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