darren

/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.

name

  1. A male given name originating as a coinage.“Darren was a beautiful youth, strong and well made.”
  2. A place name.“About the middle of the sixteenth century, Darren, and the adjoining mine of Cwm Symlog, were extensively and profitably worked […]”

noun

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