Given name & surname
Derwent
“a guardian of the deer”
Derwent is a variant of Derward. One English interpretation is “a guardian of the deer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Derwent is a variant of Derward. One English interpretation is “a guardian of the deer.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Derwent is a variant of Derward. An origin associated with Derward is English.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
Probably from Middle English Derwent,Derwente,Derwynd, from Proto-Celtic *derwom (“oak trees”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Derwent’s family of names
Derwent has a related form in Derward.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Derwent
- Derwent ColeridgeBritish writer and priest (1800-1883)
- Derwent LeesAustralian artist (1885-1931)1884–1931
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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