by Anura Guruge
on April 15, 2022
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Yes, of course, it is a surname I have encountered before.
But coming across two ‘Darlings’ a few days apart got me thinking. The Facebook joke cracked me up. Classic. So, I had to look it up. I had kind of suspected, but I wanted to make sure. The one thing I am always left puzzling with names like this is whether these folks had prior surnames. In other words, did they not have a surname prior to people calling them ‘Darling’ or did they, over time, adopt ‘Darling’ as their preferred surname because that is what most people called them. This aspect is never made clear. Nonetheless, a great name. Darling. Must be fun to go through life with it. Maybe a tad awkward for young ladies. I am sure the young lads were kind of happy to deal with it. I will have to ask the next time I meet a Darling.
As I have often stated I am intrigued by names — all names. That is why I wrote ‘Popes and the Tale of their Names‘.
