Darby
[ˈdɑːrbi]Meaning
English surname from Derby, from Old Norse for "animal" or "deer" and "farm, settlement"
Background Story
Darby is an English locational surname that has become a given name. The oldest recorded use as a surname dates to 1160–1182 in Lincolnshire, and it was a common pre-1800 alternative spelling of Derby, a city in England. In Ireland, Darby is a diminutive of the Gaelic name Ó Diarmada, meaning "descendant of Diarmaid".
