# Darlington

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdɑːlɪŋtən/ · frequency rank #26,390

## Definitions
1. A large market town in County Durham, England.
2. A unitary authority and borough in County Durham, the Borough of Darlington, which includes the town.
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9. A community and rural municipality in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
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14. A habitational surname from Old English.
15. A male given name transferred from the surname.

## Etymology
From Middle English Dearnington, Derlinton, from Old English Dēornōþingtūn, supposedly “the settlement of Dēornōþ's people”, from an unclear root + -ing + tūn. Compare Old English dīerling. The transistor configuration is named for its inventor, Sidney Darlington.

## Common misspellings (16)
`adrlington`, `dalrington`, `darilngton`, `darlignton`, `darlinggton`, `darlingotn`, `darlingtno`, `darlingtonn`, `darlingtton`, `darlinngton`, `darlintgon`, `darllington`, `darlnigton`, `darrlington`, `ddarlington`, `dralington`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/darlington