Darrell

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A masculine first name of English origin, often used for men and boys in the United States and elsewhere
2. A common male forename of English origin that is given to people as their first name
3. Used as a masculine personal name, typically borne by men, and derived from an old English source

Etymology: Darrell began as a family name in Normandy. The d'Airel family took its name from Airelle, a place in Calvados, the département in northwestern France. The "d'" is the French "de", meaning "of", so the name originally meant "of Airel," identifying the family by the place they came from. The name later passed into English, where it is now used both as a surname and as a first name. Its meaning still points back to that Norman village.