Etymology

darr

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German Därr
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darr · noun1

Possibly from dorrhawk (“the nightjar”), from its similar diet and appearance in flight.

Darr · proper noun2

  1. German · borrowed fromDärr
  2. English todayDarr

* Perhaps a variant of the English surname Dear. * Borrowed from German Därr, from a short form of a Germanic personal name, itself perhaps from either of two places called Arthez in Landes and Pyrénées-Atlantiques.

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