"Darling" meaning in English

See Darling in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈdɑːlɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: Darlings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)lɪŋ Etymology: From darling. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~}} Darling (countable and uncountable, plural Darlings)
  1. An English and Scottish surname transferred from the nickname, originally a nickname from darling. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Darling-en-name-nrZCnIoB Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A placename
    A small town in the Western Cape province, South Africa.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in South Africa, Places in the Western Cape, South Africa, Towns in South Africa, Towns in the Western Cape, South Africa
    Sense id: en-Darling-en-name-xPkPDLmh
  3. A placename
    A census-designated place in Quitman County, Mississippi, United States.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Census-designated places in Mississippi, USA, Places in Mississippi, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Darling-en-name-RmWQg7Fk
  4. A placename
    A major river of Queensland and New South Wales, Australia; Named after Governor Ralph Darling, British colonial administrator.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in New South Wales, Australia, Rivers in Australia, Rivers in New South Wales, Australia Synonyms: Darling River, River Darling
    Sense id: en-Darling-en-name-Yl2O-COJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 13 13 39 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 6 14 15 38 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 14 12 41 28
  5. Synonym of Baagandji; Ellipsis of Darling language; The Australian aboriginal language spoken along this river in New South Wales. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: Baagandji [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Darling-en-name-BqqA1UzG Categories (other): Languages
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Anderson-Darling test, Darling language, Darling lily, Darling pea, Darling plum, Darling Range, Darling River, Darling Scarp, River Darling Related terms: Darlene, darling, Wiktionary’s coverage of Baagandji terms, Darlington
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