Surname · also Middle English
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a surname from Middle English, ultimately from Old English.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Derbyshire comes from Middle English, and ultimately from Old English.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Middle English Derbyschire, from Old English Dēorbȳsċīr, built from English Derby + -shire.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Devonshire
Devonshire is a surname from Old English.
69% boys · 31% girls
Detheridge
“ditch; dike”
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Debenham
“village; property, estate”
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Desborough
“fortress, stronghold”
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Dennington
“Dane” · “gift”
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Dinsdale
“corner, nook, recess”
>99% boys
Dethick
“death”
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Delve
“delf, ditch”
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