derby

derby · noun¹

From Epsom Derby horse race, named after Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby. Ultimately from Derby.

Derby · proper noun, noun²

1. Latin · derived fromDerventio
2. Old Norse · derived fromDjúra-bý“village of the deer”
3. Old English · inherited fromDēorby
4. Middle English · inherited fromDerby
5. English todayDerby

Inherited from Middle English Derby, from Old English Dēorby, of Scandinavian/North Germanic origin, from Old Norse Djúra-bý (“village of the deer”), from dýr (“deer”) + bǿr (“settlement”). Influenced by British Latin Derventio, the Roman site predating Derby, and possibly also the Celtic river name Derwent.