"Darren" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈdæɹən/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: Darrens [plural]
Rhymes: -æɹən 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. Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown, {{der|en|ga|-}} Irish, {{sense|person with sense of entitlement}} (person with sense of entitlement):, {{m|en|Karen}} Karen Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Darrens}} Darren (plural Darrens)
  1. A male given name originating as a coinage. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Darren-en-name-Zkzu-14F
  2. (rare) A place name. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-Darren-en-name-CKe82VLI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 61 17 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Daren, Darin, Darrin

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈdæɹən/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: Darrens [plural]
Rhymes: -æɹən 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. Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown, {{der|en|ga|-}} Irish, {{sense|person with sense of entitlement}} (person with sense of entitlement):, {{m|en|Karen}} Karen Head templates: {{en-noun}} Darren (plural Darrens)
  1. (slang, derogatory) A middle-aged white man exhibiting a sense of entitlement or white privilege. Tags: derogatory, slang
    Sense id: en-Darren-en-noun-uq85ET1f
  2. (by extension, derogatory) Any person, especially male, exhibiting an exaggerated sense of entitlement. Tags: broadly, derogatory
    Sense id: en-Darren-en-noun--lgOJYBU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Daren, Darin, Darrin

Proper name [German]

IPA: /ˈdaʁən/ Forms: Darrens [genitive, masculine], Darren [genitive, masculine], Darren [feminine, genitive], Darrens [plural], Darren [plural]
Head templates: {{de-proper noun|surname}} Darren m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Darrens or (with an article) Darren, feminine genitive Darren, plural Darrens or Darren)
  1. a surname Tags: feminine, masculine, proper-noun, surname
    Sense id: en-Darren-de-name-v2O7m9sM Categories (other): German surnames, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 82 18

Noun [German]

IPA: /ˈdaʁən/
Head templates: {{head|de|noun form|g=f}} Darren f
  1. plural of Darre Tags: feminine, form-of, plural Form of: Darre
    Sense id: en-Darren-de-noun-bfO~ko2J Categories (other): Plurals with a red link for singular

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "masculine",
        "proper-noun",
        "surname"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdaʁən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Darren"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "German 2-syllable words",
    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German feminine nouns",
    "German lemmas",
    "German masculine nouns",
    "German non-lemma forms",
    "German noun forms",
    "German nouns with multiple genders",
    "German proper nouns",
    "German terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "noun form",
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Darren f",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Plurals with a red link for singular"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "Darre"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "plural of Darre"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Darre",
          "Darre#German"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "form-of",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdaʁən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Darren"
}

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