Meaning and Origin of: Dar

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Irish : Free man

Boy name variations

Darby
Derby
Darbey
Derbe
Derbee
Debey
Derbi
Derbie

Family name origins & meanings

  • Muslim : from Arabic dār ‘house (of)’, ‘family (of)’, commonly used as a prefix in forming Arabic surnames.
  • Indian (Kashmir) : Muslim name, probably from the Persian suffix dār ‘holder’, ‘possessor’, ‘master’.
  • Jewish (Israeli) : ornamental name from Hebrew dar ‘mother-of-pearl’.