Darren

Meaning

Name

1. A male given name originating as a coinage.
2. (rare) A place name.

Noun

1. (derogatory, slang) A middle-aged white man exhibiting a sense of entitlement or white privilege.
2. (broadly, derogatory) Any person, especially male, exhibiting an exaggerated sense of entitlement.
3. A secondary or third form of calling a person (male) a "Kevin".

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdæɹən/

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.