darr

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noun

A bird, the black tern.

OriginGerman Därr →
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Meanings

darr1

noundarr (plural darrs)

plural darrs

  1. NorfolkUKarchaicdialectalA bird, the black tern.

Darr2

proper nounDarr (plural Darrs)

plural Darrs

  1. A surname from English or German.

Origin

darr · noun

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

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Darr · proper noun

  1. GermanDärr
  2. EnglishDarr

* 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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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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