Darill as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Darill

What is the meaning of the name Darill ?

The baby name Darill is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdærɪl/ (DAIR-ill) or /dəˈrɪl/ (duh-RILL).

Darill is English in Origin.

Darill is a modern respelling of the English given name derived from the surnames Darrell/Daryl. Those surnames come from the Norman French locative d’Airelle, identifying someone “from Airelle” (a place name in Normandy). The French word airelle also denotes a huckleberry/bilberry, but the personal name’s sense is primarily toponymic rather than botanical. Pronounced DAH-ril or DAIR-əl, Darill preserves the familiar two-syllable sound while offering a distinctive, streamlined look.

As a given name, the Darrell/Daryl family appears in English records from the 19th century and rose sharply in mid-20th-century America and Britain, helped by figures such as film producer Darryl F. Zanuck; later unisex use was reinforced by actress Daryl Hannah. Darill remains rare but recognizable. Close variants include Darrell, Darrel, Darryl, Daryl, Daryll, and Daryle; feminine or unisex forms mirror these spellings. Possible nicknames include Dar and Rill.

⚙ Darill is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Darill appears only 16 times in total — found in 10 countries. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.