Darnall as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Darnall

What is the meaning of the name Darnall ?

The baby name Darnall is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced DAR-nəl (IPA: /ˈdɑr.nəl/; British: /ˈdɑːnəl/).

Darnall is English in Origin.

Darnall is an English locational surname-turned-given name, most likely derived from the district of Darnall in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. The place-name traces to Old English dyrne/derne, “hidden, secret,” plus halh, “nook, recess, valley,” yielding the evocative sense “from the hidden nook.” As a family name it is recorded by the late medieval period and took root in Britain and colonial America - note the Maryland planter and official Henry Darnall (1645–1711). The transition to a first name reflects the broader Anglo-American fashion for adopting surnames as given names from the 19th century onward, though Darnall remains rare.

Spelling cousins include Darnell (more widespread as a given name), Darnel, and the less common Darnal; many modern bearers use Darnall and Darnell interchangeably. Some sources link Darnell/Darnel to the “darnel” ryegrass in Middle English, but Darnall typically retains the toponymic, “secluded hollow,” sense.

⚙ Darnall is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Darnall appears only 1 time in total — found in 1 country. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.