Darren
Gender
Male
Origin
Word/Name
Irish and Gaelic
Meaning
Great, LIttle Great One
Other names
Related names
Darrell, Darragh, Dáire
Darren a masculine given name of uncertain etymological origins. Some theories state that it originated from a Gaelic surname meaning "great", or from an anglicization of the Irish firstname Darragh or Dáire meaing "oak tree". According to other theories, it is a variant of Darrell, which originated from the French surname D'Airelle meaning "of Airelle". Darren has several spelling variations including: Daren, Darin, Daryn, Darrin, and Darryn. In the United Kingdom, its popularity peaked during the 1970s but declined sharply afterwards.
People with the given name Darren:
Sports:
Darren Bennett, played both Australian Rules football and American football professionally,
Darren Bent English football (soccer) player currently playing for Aston Villa,
Darren Bancod Grade School Teacher specializing in Values Education and a musician in the Philippines.,
Darren Braithwaite, British sprinter,
Darren Byfield, English football (soccer) player currently playing for Solihull Moors,
Darren Campbell, retired English sprint athlete,
Darren Collins, English football (soccer) player currently playing for Brackley Town,
Darren Clarke, Irish professional golfer.,
Darren Currie, English football (soccer) player currently playing for Hendon,
Darren Drozdov, retired professional wrestler who competed in the WWF from 1998 until 1999.,
Darren Ferguson, Scottish former football (soccer) player and currently manager,
Darren Fletcher, Scottish football (soccer) player currently playing for Manchester United,
Darren Gilford, Maltese athlete specializing in both the 100 metres and the 4x100 metre relay races,
Darren Gough, English cricketer,
Darren Huckerby, English former football (soccer) player,
Darren Lockyer, Australian rugby league player,
Darren Lange, freestyle swimmer from Australia,
Darren Mackie Scottish football (soccer) player currently playing for Aberdeen,
Darren McCarty, retired Canadian ice hockey player for the Detroit Red Wings,
Darren O'Dea, Irish football (soccer) player currently playing for Leeds United,
Darren Pang, Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the Chicago Blackhawks,
Darren Purse, English football (soccer) player currently playing for Plymouth Argyle,
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 Smith, Australian rugby league player,
Darren Turcotte, retired professional ice hockey player,
Television, Film, Art:
Darren Aronofsky, American filmmaker,
Darren Bennett (dancer), professional dancer,
Darren Bett, weatherman for the BBC,
Darren Boyd, British actor,
Darren Day, English actor, singer, and television presenter,
Darren Grant, American Film and Music Video Director,
Darren Jordon, main newsreader on BBC 1,
Darren McGavin, American actor,
James Darren, American television and film actor, television director, and singer,
Darren Osborne, character in British soap Hollyoaks,
Darren Star, American television/film producer and screenwriter,
Darren Leadfoot, also known as Shiny Wax, a character in Cars,
Darren Criss, American actor and singer, "Blaine Anderson" in "Glee",
Darren Boerckel, American artist, painter,sculpter,
Darren Haynes, Sports Anchor, reporter at WHDH,
Music:
DARREN, singer-songwriter,
Darren Farris, singer/songwriter based out of Los Angeles California,
Darren Hayes, singer-songwriter, formerly of the group Savage Garden,
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 80s rap group The Fat Boys,
Darren Wilson, drummer of the Chicago-based indie-rock group The Hush Sound,
Science:
Darren Naish, vertebrate palaeontologist and science writer,
Darren Elliott, Biochemist and world gamer,
Writing:
Darren Shan, author of the Demonata series,
Darren Elliott, Biochemist, top world gamer
Source: Wikipedia
Text from this biography licensed under creative commons license
Source: Wikipedia
Text from this biography licensed under creative commons license
