# Darwin
## English
### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈdɑːwɪn/
* (General American) IPA: /ˈdɑɹwɪn/
* Audio (General Australian):(file)

### Etymology 1

From Middle English Darwin, Derwin, from Old English Dēorwine (“a given name”), composed of dēore (“dear”) + wine (“friend”).
The city in Australia is named after Charles Darwin.

#### Alternative forms

* Darwen, Derwin

#### Proper noun

Darwin
* A surname, especially referring to Charles Darwin (1809–1882), British naturalist and founder of the theory of evolution by natural selection.
* A municipality of Río Negro province, Argentina.
* The capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia.
* A ghost town in Tasmania, Australia.
* A settlement on the peninsula of Lafonia, East Falkland island, Falkland Islands.
* A number of places in the United States:
** An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Inyo County, California.
** A ghost town in Fresno County, California.
** A township and unincorporated community therein, in Clark County, Illinois.
** A township and minor city in Meeker County, Minnesota.
** A small unincorporated community in Bedford Township, Meigs County, Ohio.
** An unincorporated community in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma.
** A ghost town in Webb County, Texas.
** An unincorporated community in Dickenson County, Virginia.
* A male given name transferred from the surname, deriving from the Old English name Dēorwine and revived through the surname.
* (Cambridge University, informal) Ellipsis of Darwin College, Cambridge..
* (computing) An open-source Unix operating system first released by Apple.

##### Derived terms

* darwin
* Darwin Award
* Darwin Day
* Darwin drift
* Darwin fish
* Darwinian
* Darwinic
* Darwinism
* Darwinist
* Darwinistic
* Darwinization
* Darwinize
* Darwin's beetle
* Darwin's Bulldog
* Darwin's finch
* Darwin's frog
* Darwin's nothura
* Darwin's rhea
* Darwin stubby

##### See also

* Darwin (surname) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Charles Darwin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Darwin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Darwin, Australia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

##### References

* Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Darwin”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 413.

### Etymology 2

Variant of Derwent.

#### Proper noun

Darwin
* Alternative form of Derwent (English locative name)

### Further reading

* “Darwin”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
* “Darwin”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
* “Darwin”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
* “Darwin”, in Collins English Dictionary.
* “Darwin”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

### Anagrams

* draw in, drawin', inward, indraw, dirwan

## Cebuano
### Etymology

From English Darwin.

### Proper noun

Darwin
* a male given name from English
* Darwin (the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia)

## German
### Etymology

From English Darwin.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdaʁvɪn/, (northern Germany also) /ˈdaʁˌviːn/
* IPA: /ˈdaʁwɪn/ (quite unusual for the naturalist, possible in all other contexts)
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Darwin m (proper noun, strong, genitive Darwins or (with an article) Darwin)
* Darwin (the naturalist Charles Darwin)

#### Derived terms

* Darwinist, darwinistisch
* Darwinismus
* darwinisch, Darwin'sch

### Proper noun

Darwin m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Darwins or (with an article) Darwin, plural Darwins)
* Darwin (English surname)

### Proper noun

Darwin n (proper noun, genitive Darwins or (optionally with an article) Darwin)
* Darwin (the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia)
* any of various other locations

## Hungarian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Darwin.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈdɒrvin]
* Hyphenation: Dar‧win
* Rhymes: -in

### Proper noun

Darwin
* Darwin (Charles Darwin, English naturalist)
* Darwin (the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia)

#### Derived terms

* darwini
* Darwin-nandu
* Darwin-pinty

#### Related terms

* darwinizmus

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Darwin.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdar.vin/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -arvin
* Syllabification: Dar‧win

### Proper noun

Darwin n (indeclinable)
* Darwin (the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia)

### Proper noun

Darwin m pers
* Charles Darwin

#### Derived terms

* darwinistyczny
* darwinowski
* darwinista
* darwinistka
* darwinizm

### Further reading

* Darwin in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Darwin.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /daʁˈvĩ/ [daɦˈvĩ]
* (Brazil) IPA: /daʁˈvĩ/ [daɦˈvĩ]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /daɾˈvĩ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /daʁˈvĩ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /daɻˈvĩ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈda.ɾujn/

### Proper noun

Darwin
* Darwin (the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia)

### Proper noun

Darwin m
* Darwin (Charles Darwin, English naturalist)

#### Derived terms

* darwiniano
* darwinismo
* darwinista

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from English, a given name transferred from the surname (usually after Charles Darwin), from Old English Dēorwine.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈdaɾwin/ [ˈd̪aɾ.wɪn̪]
* Rhymes: -aɾwin
* Syllabification: Dar‧win

### Proper noun

Darwin (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜇ᜔ᜏᜒᜈ᜔)
* a male given name from English [in turn transferred from the surname]
* A surname in English