Derby

Meanings

Proper Noun

• city/and/unitary authority in Derbyshire (county) in the East Midlands (region) England (constituent country); formerly the county town.
• small town Tasmania (state) Australia (country).
• town Kimberley (region) Western Australia (state).
• locality Langley (district municipality) in southwestern British Columbia (state) Canada (country).
• community Northumberland County (county) New Brunswick (state) Canada (country).
• small town North West (province) South Africa (country).
• locality Devon (county) England (country).
• Various cities in the United States:

Noun

• A type of cheese made in Derby, England.

Origin

• From Old English Deoraby, of Scandinavian/North Germanic origin, from Old Norse Djúra-bý, from dýr + bǿr. Influenced by British Latin Derventio, the Roman site predating Derby, and possibly also the Celtic river name Derwent.