Dear All,

Darling is a surname.

I knew a Bill Darling in the 4th Grade at Benjamin Franklin Elementary 
School in San Antonio, TX.  He had very dark curly hair and very bright 
blue eyes and left a small wooden painted triangular shaped box in the seat 
of my desk.  I have it to this day.  He wrote in pencil Love, Bill Darling 
on the inside of the lid.  I didn't like Bill as a "boyfriend" only as a 
friend and not wanting him to get the wrong impression I was going to 
return the box.  I had discovered it in the view of my teacher, Mrs. 
Tanner, and I told her I would give it back.  She wouldn't hear of it.  She 
said that it was a gift and to accept it as such and say "Thank you."  I 
always remember her little lecture on accepting gifts.  A gift is given 
with no expectations in mind, it is a gift.  I have a rule, I give a gift 
and forget I gave it, but remember gifts given to me.

So, the name Darling is a surname, complete with a story.   God 
bless and Good luck in your search.

Carolyn,
just an old Texas Gal.

Researching: 
Knight/Byles/Walton/Little/Marshall/Kent/Garner/Bailey/Martin/Foote/
Berryman/Colclough/Rogers/Grigsby/Fulford/Dare/Blanton/Tate/McGuffey/Hobbs/
Schuenemann/Latinsky/Altman/Gambel/Sinz & Gross




-----Original Message-----
From:	Tom Belew [SMTP:[email protected]]
Sent:	Sunday, May 31, 1998 3:09 PM
To:	[email protected]
Subject:	name of Darling

I have noticed the name Darling used quite frequently. My grandfather's
name was Darling and he had an uncle named Darling. Where did this name
originate from?
Thanks,
Eleanor

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