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Derby

Unisex NameEnglish Origin

Meaning

From a surname which was a variant of DARBY.

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Famous People Named Derby

Derby Canal

The Derby Canal ran from the Trent and Mersey Canal at Swarkestone to Derby and Little Eaton, and to the Erewash Canal at Sandiacre, in Derbyshire, England.

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Derby Scheme

The Derby Scheme was introduced during World War I in Britain in the autumn of 1915 by Herbert Kitchener's new Director General of Recruiting, Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby (1865–1948) after.

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Derby (1971 film)

Derby is a 1971 American documentary film directed by Robert Kaylor about the world of professional roller derby in the 1970s.

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Derby Porcelain

The production of Derby porcelain dates from the second half of the 18th century, although the authorship and the exact start of the production remains today as a matter of conjecture.

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Derby (Canadian automobile)

The Derby was a Canadian automobile built in Saskatchewan between 1924 and 1927.

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