Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗A city and unitary authority in Derbyshire, East Midlands, England; formerly the county town (OS grid ref SK3536). · A suburb of Barnstaple, North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS5633). · A small town in Tasmania, Australia. · A town in Kimberley, Western Australia.
A type of cheese made in Derby, England.
Inherited from Middle English Derby, from Old English Dēorby, of Scandinavian/North Germanic origin, from Old Norse Djúra-bý (“village of the deer”), from dýr (“deer”) + bǿr (“settlement”). Influenced by British Latin Derventio, the Roman site predating Derby, and possibly also the Celtic river name Derwent.
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