When Maria Darnel was christened on 9 April 1707, in Hinxworth, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Johannis Darnell, was 46 and her mother, Mary King, was 43. She was buried in Hinxworth, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom.
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English:
topographic name denoting someone who lived by a patch of darnel (Middle English darnel or dernel, from Old French darnel), an annual grass (Lolium temulentum). The plant was formerly believed to produce intoxication, and hence may also have given rise to a nickname. In Britain the name is found mainly in the central and east Midlands.
variant of Darnall .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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