Darnella
Meaning of Darnella
Darnella unfolds like a sun-drenched sonnet, a 20th-century American blossom spun from the sturdy English surname Darnell—itself rooted in the Old French word for the gentle darnel grass—and alights on the beloved –ella suffix with lyrical grace. Pronounced dar-NEL-uh, this distinctly feminine name hums with a warm Latin cadence, as though it carries the Spanish verb dar (“to give”) in its very heartbeat, promising generosity and poetic fire. Though it never stormed the nursery charts—peaking just shy of the mid-500s in mid-century America and gracing only eight newborns in 1996—Darnella retains an air of cultivated elegance. It conjures twilight dances on terracotta rooftops, secret lullabies beneath star-kissed plazas and the whisper of sun-bleached adobe walls. With a touch of coquettish mischief, Darnella remains a hidden treasure: a name that murmurs of resilience, quiet beauty and stories yet to be penned.
Pronunciation
American English
- Pronunced as dar-NEL-uh (/dɑrˈnɛlə/)
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Notable People Named Darnella
| Darnella Frazier - |
