Darby is a nickname for Jeremiah, but I know nothing else about it. My 3rd great grandfather was sometimes called Darby Neil. sue On 3/5/2013 10:43 AM, Jean Clemons wrote: > Hi Riobard, Bill, and all, > Our family has a relative born about 1823 whose father was Darby (listed on Baptism). > > I thought I read somewhere that Darby was a nickname for Jeremiah, which would fit for above. > > Have tried to find what I was reading to no avail, so decided to ask the experts on this particular question. Is/was Darby a nickname for Jeremiah back in the 1820's? Is Darby a real first name? When did Darby go out of fashion? Is Darby still being used today? > > Thank you for your time and trouble. > > Jean > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message