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Darrold
How to Pronounce Darrold
Pronounced DAIR-uld /ˈdɛr.əld/Medium
Meaning: Darrold reads as a blend of Darrell, from a French place name, with the -old of Harold or Gerald, joining Darrells sound to an Old English ruler name to make a masculine mid-century coinage.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Darrold looks like a blended coinage joining Darrell, from the Norman place name Airelle, to the -old ending of Harold, army ruler, or Gerald. It surfaced for American boys only sparingly, around 1933.
It was never common, given to only about twenty boys a year at most, and it had faded by the late nineteen-eighties. A boy named Darrold then would be in his nineties today. It reads as a homemade period name rather than a revival choice.
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What does the name Darrold mean?
It is a blend of Darrell with the -old ending of Harold or Gerald.
How do you pronounce Darrold?
It is said DAIR-uld /ˈdɛr.əld/, two syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Darrold a boy or girl name?
Darrold is used as a boys name.
How popular is Darrold?
It has always been rare, given to only about twenty boys a year at its peak in the early nineteen-thirties.