Darryl
Darryl/Daryl | |
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Pronunciation | /ˈdærəl/ DARR-əl |
Gender | male and female |
Origin | |
Word/name | English derived from Old French, from D'Arielle, a Norman surname |
Meaning | beloved, loved one, "Little Deer". |
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Darryl is a name from Old English and Old French origin, generally used for males. Daryl is a name from Old French and the middle English, used in English speaking countries for both females or males (unisex name). Daryl is a common English name.
History
From the English "dar", meaning "a grove of oak trees". Darryl is derived from the English, meaning "region of wild animals", or from the Old French, meaning "dear one, beloved" or "little darling". Male variations of this name include:English: Darlin, Daryl, Darrell; French: Darryl, Darrell, Darrel. Unisex variations of this name include:Middle And Old English: Darla, Daryl; Anglo-Saxon: Darlene, Darleen, Darline, Darian; Old French: Darlene, Dareen, Darelle, Darlleen, Darrelle, Darryl.
Usually pronounced (DAYR ul); (dah REEL); (dah rul);
Variant forms: Darel, Darille, Darolyn, Darrel, Darrell, Derrell, Darrelle, Darrellyn, Darrill, Darrille, Darryl, Darrylene, Darrylin, Darryline, Darryll, Darrylyn, Darrylynn, Darylene, Darylin, Daryline, Daryll, Darylyn, Daryl, Darylyne and Derrill.
Persons
(selective)
- Darryl
- Darryl Byrd, American football player
- Darryl Davis, one of the Adriaticos
- Darryl Hardy, American football player
- Darryl Pinckney, American writer
- Darryl Sittler, Canadian former National Hockey League player
- Darryl Strawberry, American former Major League Baseball outfielder
- Darryl Wren, American football player
- Darryl F. Zanuck, American producer, writer, actor, director and studio executive
- Daryl
- Daryl (magician), American magician
- Daryl Beattie, Australian former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer
- Daryl Braithwaite, Australian pop musician
- Daryl Dixon, character on The Walking Dead
- Daryl Hannah, American actress
- Daryl Hall, musician and co-founder of the American music duo Hall & Oates
- Daryl Johnston, American former National Football League fullback
- Daryl Murphy, Irish footballer
- Daryl Sabara, American actor
- Daryl Dixon, Zombie Slayer in The Walking Dead