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[Opinions] Darrell and Darren
I'm quite curious: What are your opinions on both names? What type of person would you see with each?I'm curious - I'll explain why after I've gotten some responses.
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I like Darryl better... (w/ that spelling)
It seems more well-rounded somehow... For some reason, the name Darren immediately makes me think of a trucker... nothing wrong with being a trucker, but that's what comes to mind automatically while Darryl seems like more of an open, but well-rounded name...
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Darrell is a really nice name, that I would like to use, but I know it wouldn't go over well with my family and since there are names I like just as much I wouldn't want to press the issue. I picture on young blue-collar worker, who is very down to earth but also smart. When I see the name Darren all i can think of is Darren Shan from the Cirque du Freak books. So I picture a teenaged vampire. O.o?
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I actually really like both. I have liked Darrell on and off since I met an ex's dad, who was an amazing guy, and raised a great son on his own. I don't think I'd use it due to that connection, not to mention I don't like using names in the top 1000.Darren is the same in a since. I've liked it since elementary. While going through D.A.R.E. (drug resistant education), our mascot was a stuffed bear with a D.A.R.E. shirt on - his name was Darren. Anyway, Darren is also in the top 1000 which makes me shy away from actually using it - but I still love the name.
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Darren seems like a really Australian name for me. I don't think I've ever met one who wasn't Aussie. I quite like it, it makes me think of a young blonde guy, maybe a surfer-type.
Darrell depends on whether it's on a girl or a boy. On a girl it makes me think of an Enid Blyton character, I think from Mallory Towers. Very English and traditional, oddly. On a guy, it makes me think of a 40-50ish bloke, probably a tradesman, not particularly tall. Although I would spell it Darryl or Daryl for a male, Darrell seems a bit feminine (prob because of Enid Blyton).
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I think these names are cheap and downmarket and look made-up. I associate them with people who are regular guys but not particularly well-educated.
Daryl was - for some strange reason - quite a popular name for men in Australia (men of the over 50 or over 60 group). It sounds girly to me and I'm surprised!!
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Darrell and Darren are both ok. With the name Darren though I picture one of the singers of System of a Down and Darren didn't sound like the greatest person
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