surname attested from 12c., from Old English deorwine, literally "dear friend," probably used as a given name and also the source of the masc. proper name Derwin.
darn
darnel
darning
dart
Dartmouth
Darwin
Darwinian
Darwinism
dash
dashboard
dasher
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