Meaning: Animal settlement
The story
Darby comes through an English surname from Derby. The place name has Norse elements for animal and settlement, so the name’s English use and its older linguistic roots are separate layers.
Spellings & variants
- Derby
- Darbie
Popularity
Uncommon
Outside the US top 1,000.
Style
Origins
Darby comes from English and Old Norse.
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Red clearing or roe-deer clearing
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Wide island, through an English place-name surname
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From Lindsey, a place name with lake and island elements
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Remnants of a lake
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