📖 About Darryl
Darryl derives from the Norman French d'Airelle and became a quintessentially Australian name, ranking in the top 70 through the 1950s-60s. It carries a distinctly mid-century, down-to-earth charm.
📍 Details
- OriginNorman French, English
- Gender♂ Male
- MeaningFrom d'Airelle, beloved one; from Airelle in Normandy
🔀 Variants & Related Names
⭐ Famous People
- Darryl Strawberry — American baseball star who played for the New York Mets and Yankees, known for his prodigious power hitting and turbulent personal life
- Darryl Kerrigan — Beloved fictional character from the Australian film The Castle (1997), the eternally optimistic patriarch who became a symbol of Australian working-class values
- Darryl McDaniels — American rapper known as D.M.C., co-founder of the pioneering hip-hop group Run-D.M.C. that helped bring rap music into the mainstream
- Darryl Sutter — Canadian ice hockey coach and former player who led the Los Angeles Kings to two Stanley Cup championships (2012, 2014)