Baby name

STABLE BOY · OLD ENGLISH
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Darvin

/DAR · vin/


“Dear friend”

Variant of Darwin, from the Old English Deorwine meaning dear friend. Best known as the surname of naturalist Charles Darwin, giving the given-name form a scientific edge.

dar · darv

gentle

How it ages.

Niche and regional; more common in Latin America than the US, where it feels quite rare.

The cultural moment.

Used in Colombia and Venezuela from the 1970s through the 2000s.