Daryl - Meaning of Daryl

What does Daryl mean?

[ 2 syll. da-ryl, dar-yl ] The baby boy name Daryl is sometimes used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is DEY-R-ahL or D-ahRIY-L †. Daryl is largely used in the English language and its origin is Old French. Daryl is a variant spelling of the name Darryl (English).

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Daryl is uncommon as a baby name for boys. At the height of its usage in 1970, 0.094% of baby boys were given the name Daryl. It ranked at #161 then. The baby name has since experienced a marked loss in popularity, and is now of very modest use. Within all boy names in its group, Daryl was nonetheless the most popular in 2018. Daryl has in the past century been mostly given to baby boys. In 1957, the name Daryl was given to 14 times as many baby boys than girls.

Baby names that sound like Daryl include Darrel, Darrell, Darryl, Darryll, Darell, Darly, Daryell, Derril, Derryl, Doriel, Dorley, Dorli, Dorlie, Dorly, Dorrell, Durell, Durrell, Durril, Duriel, and Darl.

† Pronunciation for Daryl: D as in "day (D.EY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)"

A famous person named Daryl is Singer, Daryl Hall, born Daryl Franklin Hohl, October 11, 1946, Pottstown, Pennsylvania.



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