derwent
/ˈdɜː(ɹ)wənt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A demolished village, now flooded by Ladybower Reservoir, with its site in High Peak borough, Derbyshire.
name
A civil parish (served by Derwent and Hope Woodlands Parish Council) in High Peak borough, Derbyshire, which formerly included the above village.
name
A river in North Yorkshire, England, which also forms the border with the East Riding of Yorkshire before joining the River Ouse.
name
A river forming the border between County Durham and Northumberland, before entering Tyneside and joining the River Tyne.
Etymology
From Middle English Derwent, Derwente, Derwynd, from Proto-Brythonic *Deruentiū (“forest of oak trees”), derived from Proto-Celtic *derwom (“oak trees”) (compare Welsh derw (“oaks”)) (likely a compound with *wentā (“place”)).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Derwent,Derwente,Derwynd, *derwom
Inflected Forms
Darwent (alternative)
Darwen (alternative)
Darwin (alternative)
Darran (alternative)
Durrans (alternative)
Durant (alternative)