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Darren

Pronunciation: DA-rin (key)

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Origin of the name Darren:

Modern name of uncertain origin and meaning. It might have been coined as a variation of Darrell or as a combination of a child’s names, such as Darrell and Karen. Var: Darin, Darran, Darron, Darryn.

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In the book '10,000 Baby Names' and a couple of other web sights I've seen Darren listed as the diminuative of Darius with the same description attached - ruler or chief. Since it happens to be my name I've looked it up quite a bit when we were searching for names for my kids (Steven and Jefferson).

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Darren Criss starred in his University of Michigan theater company's immensely popular parody, A Very Potter Musical, as Harry Potter. He now portrays Blaine Anderson (a Dalton Academy Warbler and Kurt Hummel's boyfriend) on Fox's hit tv show, Glee.

Darren Shan (aka Darren O’Shaughnessy) is an Irish Horror fiction author for both adults and children.

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Darren Day, British performer.
Darren Dreamer, a character on the Sims series of games.

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