What does Derby mean?
Definitions for Derby
ˈdɜr bi; Brit. ˈdɑr-der·by
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Derby.
Princeton's WordNet
bowler hat, bowler, derby hat, derby, plug hatnoun
a felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim
Wiktionary
derbynoun
Any of several annual horseraces.
derbynoun
By extension, any organized race.
derbynoun
A bowler hat
derbynoun
A local derby
Derbynoun
A city in the east Midlands of England, once the county town of Derbyshire.
Etymology: From Epsom Derby horse race, named after Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby.
Wikipedia
Derby
Derby ( (listen) DAR-bee) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, which is in the East Midlands Region. It was traditionally the county town of Derbyshire. Derby gained city status in 1977. The last decade has seen the population increase by 5.1%, from around 248,800 in 2011 to 261,400 in 2021.Derby was settled by Romans, who established the town of Derventio, later captured by the Anglo-Saxons, and later still by the Vikings, who made their town of Djúra-bý one of the Five Boroughs of the Danelaw. Initially a market town, Derby grew rapidly in the industrial era. Home to Lombe's Mill, an early British factory, Derby has a claim to be one of the birthplaces of the Industrial Revolution. It contains the southern part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site. With the arrival of the railways in the 19th century, Derby became a centre of the British rail industry. Derby is a centre for advanced transport manufacturing, being home to the world's second largest aero-engine manufacturer: Rolls-Royce. Bombardier Transportation has a production facility at the Derby Litchurch Lane Works while Toyota Manufacturing UK's automobile headquarters is located southwest of the city at Burnaston.
ChatGPT
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A derby is a type of competition or contest typically involved in sports, such as horse racing or soccer, often between local rivals. It is often characterized by its high level of intensity and rivalry. In the context of fashion, derby also refers to a type of stiff felt hat with a rounded crown and narrow brim, known as a bowler hat in the United Kingdom. The term can also refer to a specific type of horse race and an annual rowing race between Oxford and Cambridge Universities.
Webster Dictionary
Derbynoun
a race for three-old horses, run annually at Epsom (near London), for the Derby stakes. It was instituted by the 12th Earl of Derby, in 1780
Derbynoun
a stiff felt hat with a dome-shaped crown
Wikidata
Derby
Derby is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands region of England. It lies upon the banks of the River Derwent and is located in the south of the ceremonial county of Derbyshire. In the 2011 census, the city had a population of 248,700.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Derby
där′bi, n. a great horse-race held annually on the Derby Day, on the Wednesday before Whitsuntide, on Epsom Downs, near London, so called from the Derby stakes, instituted by the Earl of Derby in 1780; a rounded felt hat with narrow brim.—ns. Der′byshire-neck, a form of the disease goitre, occurring in Derbyshire; Der′byshire-spar, a fluorspar found in Derbyshire.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Derby
county town of Derbyshire, on the Derwent, with manufactures of silk, cotton hosiery, lace, porcelain, &c.; it is the centre of a great railway system.
Etymology and Origins
Derby
Saxon for “deer village.” The Derby stakes at Epsom were founded by Edward Smith Stanley, Earl of Derby, in 1780.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
DERBY
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Derby is ranked #5921 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Derby surname appeared 5,822 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Derby.
88.7% or 5,169 total occurrences were White.
5.3% or 310 total occurrences were Black.
2.8% or 163 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.7% or 104 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.7% or 43 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
0.5% or 33 total occurrences were Asian.
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Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Derby' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3828
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Derby in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Derby in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of Derby in a Sentence
Eldora Dirt Derby's super exciting for me to go back to Eldora Dirt Derby and try to win two in a row, nobody's ever done that.
Cecily Kellogg of Philadelphia:
Boy oh boy, did I want her to quit. Both times I walked away from her, it was one of the hardest things I've ever done, now? She's absolutely crazy about roller derby and loves it. Can't wait to go each week.
Trey’s story is just unbelievable, everybody in the Derby put on a show but Trey’s story is just unbelievable. And I’m just happy he was able to participate and put on the show. Everyone did awesome.
Cecily Kellogg of Philadelphia:
Now? She's absolutely crazy about roller derby and loves it. Can't wait to go each week.
Failure to comply with the rules and medication protocols jeopardizes the safety of the horses and jockeys, the integrity of our sport and the reputation of the Kentucky Derby and all who participate, we will await the conclusion of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission's investigation before taking further steps.
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