The term Darmok had forty-seven meanings among the languages in the sector that contained the El-Adrel system.
Some meanings included (TNG: "Darmok"):
- Darmok, the Seventh Dynasty Emperor on Kanda IV
- Darmok, the mytho-historical hunter on Shantil III
- the Darmok colony on Malindi VII; and
- Darmok, a frozen dessert on Razna V
According to the script, Darmok was pronounced as "dahr-MOCK".