Names That Mean Darling
By Nameberry
Updated Thu Nov 30 2023
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- Darla
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"darling"Description:
Dimpled Our Gang comedy name.
- Darlene
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"darling"Description:
A modern(ish) invented name, only in widespread use since the 20th century. It is a combination of the English word darling and the popular midcentury suffix -lene. It was recently used on a character in the BBC comedy-crime drama, Death in Paradise.
- Cherie
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"darling"Description:
The kind of French name that seemed daring -- and darling -- in the sixties.
- Cheryl
Origin:
Modern invented name, variation of Cherie, FrenchMeaning:
"darling"Description:
As frozen in the pre-Beatles era as short white gloves.
- Aroon
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"darling"Description:
More popularly used as an alternative spelling to the popular Hindi name, Arun, the mythic charioteer of the dawn, Aroon is also used as an Irish term of endearment, loosely translating to "darling" or "oh darling.
- Akerke
Origin:
KazakhMeaning:
"white darling"Description:
Sweet Kazakh name also spelled Aqerke.
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