Meaning and background
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Derby is a place-derived English name related to the surname Darby. The city-name history is usually explained from Old Norse elements associated with deer and a farm or settlement. In Britain the place and given-name association is normally pronounced DAR-bee, a useful detail because the spelling can tempt different readings. As a dog name it has a familiar British place-name character without needing an invented personality meaning.
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