46 DERBYSHIRE PLACE-NAMES. 



the Danish occupation, Derby was frequently known by the name of 



Derwentby, for the etymology of which see Derwent, River, infra, and by 



in Derby. 

 Derwent (River). — C. dur, dwr — water, and C. gwent — an open region 



or plain ; — the water or river of the open region or plain. The Latinized 



form Derventio, is the original Celtic word, softened by the Romans 



according to their usage, by dropping the initial letter of the final syllable, 



and substituting v for w. 

 Dinting- — (D.D.B. Dentine.) — C. din — a camp, and N. ding — a council ; — 



the council camp. 

 Dore. — (D.D.B. Dore.) — C. dur, dwr — water. This place-name was probably 



originally a compound word, the terminal member being now lost. 

 Doe Hill.— A.S. da— a doe, and A.S. hill, hyl, hyU— a hill ; the doe's hill. 

 Dove (River.) — C. dwfr — water. Numerous river-names throughout the 



country contain this root. 

 Dovedale. — C. dwfr — water, and A.S. dal — a dale; — the water dale. 

 Doveridge or Dovebridge. — (D.D.B. Dvbrige, Dubrige.) — The 



Domesday spelling of the word would seem to indicate that its etymology 



is C. dur, dwr, dwfr —water, and A.S. brie, bricg, brycg, bryc, biygc — a 



bridge ; — the bridge over the water. 

 Draycott, — (D.D.B. Draicot.) — A.S. dray — a squirrel's nest, and A.S. cote, 



cyte — a cot, a cottage ; — the cottage by the squirrel's nest. 

 Dronfleld. — (D.D.B. Dranefeld.) — A.S. drehnigean, drenigean — to strain, 



to drain, and A.S. feld, fild — a pasture, field, or plain ; — the drain field. 

 Duffield.— (D.D.B. Dvvelle.) — The prefix is from the C. dur, dwr, or dwfr— 



water. The postfix is from the A.S. feld, fild — a pasture, field, or plain 



The field or pasture by the water. 

 Dunston or Dunstone. — A.S. dun — a mountain, hill, downs, and A.S. 



stan, stan, — stone ; — the stone on the hill. Dun is a word adopted by the 



Saxons from the Celts, and generally signified a hill-fortress or stronghold. 

 Durwood. — The initial syllable may be from the C. dur, dwr — water, or 



from the A.S. deor — an animal, a wild beast, deer. The terminal syllable 



is A.S. wudu, wude — a wood, forest. Durwood is either the wood by 



the water, or the deer or wild animals' wood. 

 Durwood Tor.— See Tor, Durwood. 

 Baton— Dovedale.— (D.D.B. Aitvn.)— The prefix of the first component 



of the name is from the A.S. ay, ea, ey — water, and the postfix from the 



A.S. tun — a town ; — the town by the water. For the derivation of the 



adjunct, see Dovedale, supra. 

 Eckington.— (D.D.B. Echintune, Echintvne.)— The prefix is from the 



A.S. Eckingas, a patronymic, indicating a filial settlement of the children 



or descendants of Ecca or Ecci. The final syllable is from the A S. tun— 



a town. The town of the family or descendants of Ecca or Ecci. 



