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Deorwente
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Old English
Etymology
ang cel
Of ang cel-bry - origin, possibly from ang cel-bry-pro *Deruentiū (found in Latin as la Deruentiō), meaning "forest of oak trees," from cel-bry-pro *dar oak.Delamarre, Xavier, Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise, 2nd ed., Editions Errance, Paris, 2003, p. 141 Alternative Brittonic origin suggests a compound corresponding to modern cy dŵr water + cy gent clear.
Pronunciation
Deorwente
Proper noun
f
ang Derwent co/Yorkshire co/Derbyshire co/Cumbria and co/County Durham
Declension
Deorwent sg
Descendants
en Derwent
References
Further reading
Deorwente 7641