Darlington
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English Dearnington, Derlinton, from Old English Dearthingtun, supposedly “the settlement of Deornoth's people”, from an unclear root + -ing + -tun. The transistor configuration is named for its inventor, Sidney Darlington.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdɑːlɪŋtən/
- Hyphenation: Dar‧ling‧ton
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)lɪŋtən
Proper noun edit
Darlington
- A large market town in County Durham, England.
- A unitary authority, the Borough of Darlington, in County Durham which includes the town.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A town in Indiana; named for the town in England.
- A village in Missouri; named for a railroad employee.
- A borough of Pennsylvania; named for S. P. Darlington, a merchant from Pittsburgh.
- A city, the county seat of Darlington County, South Carolina.
- A city, the county seat of Lafayette County, Wisconsin; named for landowner Joshua Darling.
- A town in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, which surrounds the city.
- A community and rural municipality in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- A number of places in Australia:
- A suburb of Adelaide, South Australia; named for the town in England.
- A suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
- A suburb of Sydney in New South Wales; named for either Richard Darling or William Vane, 3rd Earl of Darlington.
- A town in Victoria.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
- (rare, chiefly Africa) A male given name transferred from the surname.
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
Darlington (plural Darlingtons)
- (electronics) Short for Darlington pair.
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References edit
- The making of Darlington, accessed on 2005-04-30