Darren

== English == === Alternative forms === Daren, Darin, Darrin === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdæɹən/ Rhymes: -æɹən === Proper noun === Darren (plural Darrens) A male given name originating as a coinage. 1998 Barbara Vine ( Ruth Rendell ), The Chimney Sweeper's Boy, →ISBN, page 315: One of those awful names, Gareth or Darren - no, Jason. (rare) A place name. 1837 The Saturday Magazine, John William Parker, v.10 (1837), page 94 ("Silver Mines in Great Britain"): About the middle of the sixteenth century, Darren, and the adjoining mine of Cwm Symlog, were extensively and profitably worked […] 1862 Illustrated Dublin Journal, James Duffy, page 216 ( "The Lady of Darren"): […] the sun shone down merrily on the green woods of Darren, the bright Liffey tumbled joyously down by bank and brake, and a joyous peal of bells rang out to welcome the happy bridal of the Lady of Darren and her handsome lover, Sir Brian Courtenay. === Noun === Darren (plural Darrens) (slang, derogatory) A middle-aged white man exhibiting a sense of entitlement or white privilege. Coordinate term: Karen (by extension, derogatory) Any person, especially male, exhibiting an exaggerated sense of entitlement. A secondary or third form of calling a person (male) a "Kevin".(clarification of this definition is needed)(The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) === Anagrams === Ardern, errand, Darner, Renard, darner, Radner, redarn == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdaʁən/ === Proper noun === Darren m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Darrens or (with an article) Darren, feminine genitive Darren, plural Darrens or Darren) a surname === Noun === Darren f plural of Darre