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* [[Daryl Johnston]], American former National Football League fullback |
* [[Daryl Johnston]], American former National Football League fullback |
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* [[Daryl Jones]], Biscuiteer and famous enthusiast of the popular beverage Cupdrink |
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* [[Daryl Logullo]], American Ecommerce executive |
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* [[Daryl Murphy]], Irish footballer |
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| Pronunciation | /ˈdærəl/ DARR-əl |
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| Gender | male and female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | English derived from Old French, from D'Arielle, a Norman surname |
| Meaning | beloved, loved one, "Little Deer". |
Darryl is a name from Old English and Old French origin,[citation needed] generally used for males. Daryl is a name from Old French and the middle English, used in English speaking countries for both females or males (unisex name). Daryl is a common English name.
History
From the English "dar", meaning "a grove of oak trees".[citation needed] Darryl is derived from the English, meaning "region of wild animals",[citation needed] or from the Old French, meaning "dear one, beloved" or "little darling".[citation needed] Male variations of this name include:English: Darlin, Daryl, Darrell; French: Darryl, Darrell, Darrel. Unisex variations of this name include:Middle And Old English: Darla, Daryl; Anglo-Saxon: Darlene, Darleen, Darline, Darian; Old French: Darlene, Dareen, Darelle, Darlleen, Darrelle, Darryl.
Usually pronounced (DAYR ul); (dah REEL); (dah rul);
Variant forms: Darel, Darille, Darolyn, Darrel, Darrell, Derrell, Darrelle, Darrellyn, Darrill, Darrille, Darryl, Darrylene, Darrylin, Darryline, Darryll, Darrylyn, Darrylynn, Darylene, Darylin, Daryline, Daryll, Darylyn, Daryl, Darylyne and Derrill.
Persons
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- Darryl
- Darryl De Necker, online strategist, designer and blogger from Cape town, South Africa now residing in Gothenburg, Sweden. Since the end of 2012, also a partner/owner in a Small Batch Brewery called Beerbliotek
- Darryl Pinckney, American writer
- Darryl Sittler, Canadian former National Hockey League player
- Darryl Strawberry, American former Major League Baseball outfielder
- Darryl F. Zanuck, American producer, writer, actor, director and studio executive
- Daryl
- Daryl (magician), American magician
- Daryl Beattie, Australian former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer
- Daryl Braithwaite, Australian pop musician
- Daryl Dixon, The Walking Dead
- Daryl Hannah, American actress
- Daryl Hall, musician and co-founder of the American music duo Hall & Oates
- Daryl Johnston, American former National Football League fullback
- Daryl Jones, Biscuiteer and famous enthusiast of the popular beverage Cupdrink
- Daryl Logullo, American Ecommerce executive
- Daryl Murphy, Irish footballer
- Daryl Sabara, American child actor
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