Derby

  • Boy
  • 5 letters
English Deer Park, from the surname and place name Derby. Also 'Without envy.'.
Irish Free from envy.
Literary A literary name from Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part 2, where it belongs to sir John Stanley. 'King Henry the Sixth, Part III' Sir William Stanley. 'King Richard III' Lord Stanley, called also Earl of Derby.
Norse From Denmark.
Short form of Diarmait

Derby is a boy’s name of English, Irish, Literary and Norse origin. Meaning in English: Deer Park, from the surname and place name Derby. Also ‘Without envy.’. Meaning in Irish: Free from envy. A literary name from Shakespeare’s Henry VI, Part 2, where it belongs to sir John Stanley. ‘King Henry the Sixth, Part III’ Sir William Stanley. ‘King Richard III’ Lord Stanley, called also Earl of Derby. Meaning in Norse: From Denmark. Derby is a short form of Diarmait. The name has 5 letters.

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