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Nicknames for Darren?

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BellaeCandelae · 09/12/2009 23:35

Other than Daz or Dazzer.

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displayuntiltwelfthnight · 09/12/2009 23:38

Sharon?

isnowsoonenough · 09/12/2009 23:52

Da
Don
Den

It's a shortish name as it is.

Daz gets my vote

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BellaeCandelae · 09/12/2009 23:52

Oooooh, cruel!

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mrsruffallo · 09/12/2009 23:53

Dal

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BellaeCandelae · 09/12/2009 23:53

She hates Daz and Dazzer - and TBH I agree with her!

Dan?
Dar?

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displayuntiltwelfthnight · 09/12/2009 23:54

are you trying to think of names to call someone you know who is called Darren, or wondering about naming a child Darren but wanting to pre-empt the inevitable nicknames?

isnowsoonenough · 09/12/2009 23:57

Dar? Are you mad?

Sounds like a half hearted "Darling"...... in a not so cool way

ShinyAndNew · 10/12/2009 00:01

I know a Darren who got Dash.

displayuntiltwelfthnight · 10/12/2009 00:08

Dash is quite a cool nickname....maybe not at Christmas though, eh?

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BellaeCandelae · 10/12/2009 08:53

She really wants to please her MIL, who had a db called Darren. But unless she finds a pleasing nickname for Darren, it's going to have to be a middle name.

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lumpasmelly · 10/12/2009 14:49

My brother is a Darren (it was his middle name, but he chose to use it instead of William or James - god knows why!)....he gets called Daz, or Darry by my mum!!!

ohnelly · 13/12/2009 12:14

My ex Bf was called Darren (lovely name) but everyone called him Daz (Horrible - hate it)

DoesntChristmasDragOn · 13/12/2009 12:19

Ren.

TotallyAndUtterlyPaninied · 13/12/2009 12:56

D. I sometimes call my DH this. I like Darren as it is and I think Dash is a very cool name, I'm going to use that from now on Most people call him Daz. I don't.

slimeysnails · 13/12/2009 16:24

Dow (as in Wow)

MuppetsMuggle · 13/12/2009 16:26

my Cousin is Darren, I call him Daz however he's also known as Darry

Horsiemummy · 13/12/2009 19:43

my hubby is a darren, and some people call him Dar (which sounds alright with a cornish accent IMO) but mostly people dont shorten it at all.

nooka · 14/12/2009 05:32

Middle name! Darren is just way too 70s, and Daz is pretty much inevitable. Surely there are other easier ways to please a MIL?

pranma · 14/12/2009 10:56

Sorry I just think its an awful name-goes with Sharon and Tracy and Wayne

TotallyAndUtterlyPaninied · 14/12/2009 10:57

When I first met my DH I wasn't keen on his name as his mates kept calling him 'Daz' but now he's 'Darren' to me and I love it, it's just a lovable name. It's also Irish and very inoffensive.

villamartin28 · 18/12/2015 21:18

Hi I just saw the thread I would say Dal for short As My name is Darren and mates when talking say Dal me granddad used to call me Dal to . When having a composition with someone Dal is always thrown in . Seeya later Dal alright Dal mate I know what you mean Dal lol. I hate dazza to only a few people and a ex gf years ago called me Daz . Northerners I think say Daz more as a mate on fb who live up there says that . Darren mean the young great one so its a great name lol .

villamartin28 · 18/12/2015 21:19

Just realised 2009 this thread was made lol Hope you called your son Darren :)

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Mince314 · 18/12/2015 21:32

Dara