Darby

darby English Etymology From the English place name Derby, from en non djúr deer + non býr settlement. Pronunciation en /ˈdɑːbi/ RP Proper noun ~ s en habitational Old Norse. en male surnames. en 2000 David Pierce Irish Writing in the Twentieth Century: A Reader . Cork University Press. 1859182585 8 The man whom you call Diarmaid when you speak Irish, a low, pernicious, un-Irish, detestable custom, begot by slavery, and propagated by cringing, and fostered by flunkeyism, forces you to call Jeremiah when you speak English, or as a concession, Darby. en female surnames modern. en 1992 w:John Grisham The Pelican Brief Doubleday 0385421982 52 "You could always pick names, Thomas. I remember women you turned down because you didn't like their names. Gorgeous, hot women, but with flat names. Darby. Has a nice, erotic touch to it. What a name. en number of places c/USA: en ucomm co/Teton County s/Idaho. en town co/Ravalli County s/Montana. en ucomm co/Wilkes County s/North Carolina. en Three <<townships>> in <<s/Ohio>>, in <<co/Madison County>>, <<co/Pickaway County>> and <<co/Union County>>. en borough in co/Delaware County s/Pennsylvania. en twp (with two halves separated by other areas) in co/Delaware County s/Pennsylvania. en Derby. Usage notes Used as an anglicisation of ga Diarmaid in Ireland. Quotations en 1735 Henry Woodfall The Joy of Love never forgot The Gentlemen's Magazine March 5 153 Old Darby, with Joan by his side, / You've often regarded with wonder. en 1885 Frances Mabel Robinson Mr. Butler's Ward Vizetelly 95 "Theatre and saltpetre are both spelt that way, Arthur; depend upon it, it is Deirder - a sort of peasant name like Darby and Biddy, a corruption of something else." Derived terms en Darbyism Darbyist Darbyite Darbys Fall Upper Darby Anagrams en abdry Brady Byard bardy brady brady- en unisex given names Middle English Proper noun enm proper noun 1 enm Derby