Meanings
plural Darlingtons
- A placename
- countableuncountableA large market town in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ2814).
- countableuncountableA unitary authority and borough in County Durham,, which includes the town; in full, Borough of Darlington.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Walton County, Florida.
- countableuncountableA town in Franklin Township, Montgomery County, Indiana; named for the town in England.
- countableuncountableA township in Harvey County, Kansas.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana.
- countableuncountableA census-designated place in Harford County, Maryland.
- countableuncountableA minor city in Gentry County, Missouri; named for a railroad employee.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Mahwah Township, Bergen County, New Jersey.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Muskingum County, Ohio.
- countableuncountableA borough and township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania; named for S. P. Darlington, a merchant from Pittsburgh.
- countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Darlington County, South Carolina.
- countableuncountableTwo townships in Charles Mix County and Clark County, South Dakota.
- countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Lafayette County, Wisconsin; named for landowner Joshua Darling.
- countableuncountableA town in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, which surrounds the city.
- countableuncountableA power station in Clarington municipality, Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.
- countableuncountableA former township in Clarington municipality, Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada; in full, Darlington Township.
- countableuncountableA community and rural municipality in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- countableuncountableA suburb of Sydney in New South Wales; named for either Richard Darling or William Vane, 3rd Earl of Darlington.
- countableuncountableA locality in the Singleton council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- countableuncountableA suburb of Adelaide, South Australia; named for the town in England.
- countableuncountableA locality in the Shire of Corangamite and the Shire of Moyne, south western Victoria, Australia.
- countableuncountableA suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
- abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Darlington County
- abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Darlington Township
- countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.
- AfricacountablerareuncountableA male given name transferred from the surname.
plural Darlingtons
- abbreviationellipsisbusinessEllipsis of Darlington pair.
Synonyms: Darlington amplifier, Darlington pair, Darlington transistor
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Old EnglishDēornōþingtūn
- Middle EnglishDearnington
- EnglishDarlington
From Middle English Dearnington, Derlinton, from Old English Dēornōþingtūn, supposedly “the settlement of Dēornōþ's people”, from an unclear root + -ing + tūn. Compare Old English dīerling. The transistor configuration is named for its inventor, Sidney Darlington.
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Cite this entry
Darlington. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Darlington
“Darlington.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Darlington. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Darlington,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Darlington.
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