Dart

From Proto-Brythonic *dar (“oak”). Cognate to the Darent.

Dart

1. A river in Devon, England, which flows from Dartmoor to the English Channel at Dartmouth.

• Dartmoor
• Dartmouth

Metonymic occupational surname for a maker of darts, from Middle English dart.

Dart (plural Darts)

1. A surname from Middle English.
2. A town in Ontario, Canada

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dart is the 9092^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3594 individuals. Dart is most common among White (89.71%) individuals.

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Dart (plural Darts)

1. (UK, naval slang) An officer trained at Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, England.

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

• 'tard, -tard, ADRT, Art.D., DTRA, drat, tard, trad

Borrowed from English dart, from Old French dart, from Proto-West Germanic *darōþu.

• IPA^(key): /dart/, [daʁt], [daɐ̯t], [daːt]

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Dart m (strong, genitive Darts, plural Darts)

1. a dart (small missile used in the game of darts)

   Synonyms: Dartpfeil, Pfeil

Dart n (strong, genitive Darts or Dart, no plural)

1. the game of darts

   Synonyms: Darts, Dartspiel, Dartsport, Dartwerfen, Pfeilwerfen