Derwent

English

Etymology

From Celtic dwr-gent ("clear water"). [1]

Proper noun

Derwent

  1. a river in Derbyshire, England, which flows into the River Trent.
  2. a river in North Yorkshire, England, which also forms the border with the East Riding of Yorkshire before joining the River Ouse.
  3. a river in Cumbria, England, which flows into the Irish Sea at Workington.
  4. a river forming the border between County Durham and Northumberland, before entering Tyneside and joining the River Tyne.
  5. a river in Tasmania, Australia, which flows into the Tasman Sea near Hobart.
  6. a hamlet in Alberta, Canada.
  7. a community in Thames Centre municipality, Ontario, Canada.
  8. an unincorporated community in Guernsey County, Ohio, USA.

References

  1. Encyclopædia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, Volume VIII, pg. 76, Cambridge University Press, New York, 1910
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