Darlington

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈdɑːlɪŋtən/
• Hyphenation: Dar‧ling‧ton
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)lɪŋtən

Proper noun

Darlington

1. A large market town in County Durham, England.
2. A unitary authority, the Borough of Darlington, in County Durham which includes the town.
3. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A town in Indiana; named for the town in England.
   2. A village in Missouri; named for a railroad employee.
   3. A borough of Pennsylvania; named for S. P. Darlington, a merchant from Pittsburgh.
   4. A city, the county seat of Darlington County, South Carolina.
   5. A city, the county seat of Lafayette County, Wisconsin; named for landowner Joshua Darling.
   6. A town in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, which surrounds the city.
4. A community and rural municipality in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
5. A number of places in Australia:
   1. A suburb of Adelaide, South Australia; named for the town in England.
   2. A suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
   3. A suburb of Sydney in New South Wales; named for either Richard Darling or William Vane, 3rd Earl of Darlington.
   4. A town in Victoria.
6. A habitational surname from Old English.
7. (rare, chiefly Africa) A male given name transferred from the surname.

Derived terms

• Darlington County

Noun

Darlington (plural Darlingtons)

1. (electronics) Short for Darlington pair.

Synonyms

• Darlington amplifier
• Darlington pair
• Darlington transistor

Derived terms

• photodarlington

References

• The making of Darlington, accessed on 2005-04-30

Anagrams

• Aldrington