Derwent
English
Etymology
From Middle English Derwent, Derwente, Derwynd, from Celtic dwr-gent ("clear water"). [1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɜː(ɹ)wənt/
Proper noun
Derwent
- A river in Derbyshire, England, which flows into the River Trent.
- A demolished village, now flooded by Ladybower Reservoir, with its site in High Peak borough, Derbyshire.
- A civil parish (served by Derwent and Hope Woodlands Parish Council) in High Peak borough, Derbyshire, which formerly included the above village.
- A river in North Yorkshire, England, which also forms the border with the East Riding of Yorkshire before joining the River Ouse.
- A river in Cumbria, England, which flows into the Irish Sea at Workington.
- A river forming the border between County Durham and Northumberland, before entering Tyneside and joining the River Tyne.
- A river in Tasmania, Australia, which flows into the Tasman Sea near Hobart.
- A hamlet and former village in Alberta, Canada.
- A community in Thames Centre, Ontario, Canada.
- An unincorporated community in Valley Township, Guernsey County, Ohio, United States.
- A surname.
Derived terms
References
- Encyclopædia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, Volume VIII, pg. 76, Cambridge University Press, New York, 1910
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