DARWIN  

Gender: M
Origin: English
Meaning: "dear friend"

Popularity in 2008: #788

Enough parents have found naturalist Darwin a worthy hero to keep his name in the Top 900 for several years -- unless they just liked its trendy two-syllable sound.

Nicknames & Variations:
Derwynn, Derwin, Darwyn, Darwon

Darwin is being discussed in our message boards:

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Read Nameberry blog posts about Darwin:

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