Darby (name)

Darby (name)

Darby (pronounced: DAHR-bee) is an English locational surname and has since become a given name. Its prefix derives from the Old Norse djúr ("deer"), and the suffix býr ("farm"/"settlement"). The oldest recorded surname dates to the period of 1160 - 1182 in Lincolnshire. Darby was a common pre-1800 alternative spelling of Derby, a city in England.[1] People with the name or its variants include:

Surname

Darby
Family name
Meaning "deer" "farm"/"settlement"
Region of origin English
Related names Derby

Thomas Darby,founder member National Busmens Union, Ireland.

  • Tom Darby, journalist and newscaster, KKOH 780 AM, Reno, Nevada
  • Tom Darby, half of the country music duo Darby and Tarlton
  • William Darby (1796–1871), aka Pablo Fanque, circus proprietor
  • William J. Darby (1913–2001), American nutritional biochemist and historian
  • William Orlando Darby (1911-1945), U.S. Army officer, commander of Darby's Rangers

Given name

Darby
Pronunciation DAHR-bee
Gender masculine

References

  1. ^ "Surname: Darby". surnamedb.com. 2007. http://www.surnamedb.com/surname.aspx?name=Darby. Retrieved 2008-04-07. 

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