Darling 882625 225747185 2008-07-15T05:36:44Z 148.78.67.130 =Definition= '''Darling''' is a [[term of endearment]] of [[Anglo-Saxon]] [[Germanic languages|origin]], dating pre-[[900]], derived from the [[Middle English]] '''derling''' and the [[Old English]] '''déorling'''. It is comprised of the [[root word]] '''dear''', and the [[suffix]] '''[[-ling]]''' an [[English language|English]] [[diminutive]]. =Disambiguation= * [[Darling (Christopher Thomas)]], a band fronted by former Calibretto 13 drummer, Christopher Thomas * [[Darling (Timothy Seth Avett)]], a side project of Avett Brothers band member Timothy Seth Avett * [[Darling (band)]], a short life british band with [[The Arrows]]' drummer, [[Paul Varley]], and [[Dire Straits]]' guitarrist, [[Hal Lindes]] * [[Darling (German car)]], an automobile model manufactured by [[Neue Automobil Gesellschaft]], a division of [[AEG]] * [[Darling (American car)]], an automobile model manufactured before 1919<ref>Clymer, Floyd. ''Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925'' (New York: Bonanza Books, 1950), p.5.</ref> * [[Darling (game)]], a video game series * [[Darling (Hindi film)|''Darling'' (Hindi film)]], a [[Bollywood]] film starring [[Fardeen Khan]] * [[Darling (film)|''Darling'' (film)]], a 1965 British film directed by [[John Schlesinger]] * [[Darling (film, 2007)]] A [[Sweden|Swedish]] film by [[Johan Kling]] [[http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darling_%28film%2C_2007%29 link]] * [[Darling (perfume)]], promoted by [[Kylie Minogue]] * [[Darling railway station, Melbourne]] * "Darling", a female character from the 1955 [[Disney]] animated feature film "[[Lady and the Tramp]]", and owner of the [[cocker spaniel]] character "Lady". *"[[Darlin' (Beach Boys song)]]" by the Beach Boys In '''places''': <!-- limited to places referred to as simply "Darling"; those that are usually modified go in "See also" section --> * [[Darling, Western Cape]], in South Africa ==Surname== '''[[Darling (surname)|Darling]]''' is a [[surname]], and may refer to: ===Historical Figures=== * [[Alberta Darling]], U.S. politician * [[Alistair Darling]], British politician * [[Charles Henry Darling]], British colonial governor * [[Charles Darling, 1st Baron Darling]], British politician and judge * [[David Darling (astronomer)]] * [[David Darling (musician)]] * [[Erik Darling]], folk music artist * [[Frank Darling (architect)]] * [[Gary Darling]], a Major League Baseball umpire * [[Grace Darling]], of shipwreck rescue fame * [[Helen Darling]], a WNBA basketball player * [[Jay Norwood Darling]], cartoonist and conservationist * [[Jennifer Darling]], actress * [[Joe Darling]], Australian cricket captain, 1899-1905 * [[Pamela Darling]], librarian and preservation specialist * [[Ralph Darling]], former governor of New South Wales, Australia * [[Ron Darling]], a former Major League Baseball player * [[Thomas Darling]] (1720-1789), prominent Connecticut entrepreneur ===Fictional Figures=== In '''fiction''': *[[Captain Kevin Darling]] in the TV series ''Blackadder'' *[[Wendy Darling]] and her family in J. M. Barrie's ''Peter Pan'' *[[The Darlings]] of ''The Andy Griffith Show'' *The family of the TV series ''[[Clarissa Explains It All]]'' *The family of ''Dirty Sexy Money'', headed by [[Patrick "Tripp" Darling III]] *Jessica Darling, the heroine in the [[Sloppy Firsts]] book series by Megan McCafferty ==See also== *"[[Darling Darling]]" by Hitomi Yaida * [[Prince Darling]] from Andrew Lang's Fairy Books * [[Darling Downs]], a region in Queensland, Australia * [[Darling Harbour, New South Wales]] in Sydney, Australia * [[Darling Heights, Queensland]] * [[Darling Point, New South Wales]] * [[Darling Scarp]], an escarpment in Western Australia {{disambig}} [[cs:Darling]] [[de:Darling]] [[fr:Darling]] [[nl:Darling]] [[ja:ダーリング]] [[pl:Darling]] [[ro:Darling (dezambiguizare)]] [[ru:Дарлинг]] [[sv:Darling]]