Darnall

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proper noun

A suburb and ward of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3988).

OriginOld English dierne →
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Meanings

proper nounDarnall (countable and uncountable, plural Darnalls)

plural Darnalls

  1. countableuncountableA suburb and ward of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3988).
  2. countableuncountableA town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
  3. countableuncountableA neighborhood, the former name for Redwood Village, San Diego, California, United States.
  4. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishdierne“secret, hidden”
  2. EnglishDarnall

From Old English dierne (“secret, hidden”) + healh (“nook, angle, recess”).

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Anagrams

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APA

Darnall. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Darnall

MLA

“Darnall.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Darnall. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Darnall,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Darnall.

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