Darlinghurst

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proper noun

An inner-city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

UncommonScrabble 17

Meanings

proper nounDarlinghurst (countable and uncountable, plural Darlinghursts)

plural Darlinghursts

  1. countableuncountableAn inner-city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Origin

Taken from the surname Darling + the toponymic suffix hurst (“grove”). Named in honor of Eliza Darling, the wife of local governor Ralph Darling.

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Darlinghurst. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Darlinghurst

MLA

“Darlinghurst.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Darlinghurst. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Darlinghurst,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Darlinghurst.

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