Darkey
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Darkey, Darkie or Darky is a given name, nickname and surname which may refer to:
People
[edit]Nickname
[edit]- David Bedell-Sivright (1880–1915), Scottish international rugby union player nicknamed Darkie
- Harlond Clift (1912–1992), American Major League Baseball player nicknamed Darkie
- Richard Darkie Hutton (1849–1921), reformed criminal and Salvation Army officer
- Dorcas Darkey Kelly (died 1761), Irish brothel-keeper and alleged serial killer burned at the stake
- Paddy Prendergast (racehorse trainer) (1910–1980), Irish racehorse trainer nicknamed Darkie
Other people
[edit]- Darkey, a disparaging term for a black person
- Darkey Africa, South African politician and diplomat
- Darkie Ellis (1914–1946), British boxer born Cyril Hills
- Joe Darkey (born 1942), Ghanaian former professional boxer
Fictional characters
[edit]- Joe Darkie, protagonist of Darkie's Mob, a British comic war story published in the weekly anthology Battle Picture Weekly from 1976 to 1977
- the title character of The War of Darkie Pilbeam, a 1968 British three-part television movie
See also
[edit]- Butterfly species:
- Allotinus drumila, also known as the crenulate darkie
- Allotinus fabius, also known as the angled darkie
- Allotinus multistrigatus, also known as the great darkie
- Allotinus subviolaceus, also known as the blue darkie