Hi Jean, all, Yes, Darby is a nickname for Diarmuid/Dermot, which is the Irish version of Jeremiah. I'm descended from Darby Houlihan, aka Jeremiah Holland, and it confused the heck out of me too. I don't know if Darby is still in use. Perhaps one of our members will be able to say. Best, Bill Jean Clemons <[email protected]> writes: > 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 >

Yes, Darby is still being used today, not only for boys though. I have a lovely 4 yr. old granddaughter named Darby Lynn. I have also seen it used in an ad for western wear worn by a little girl Darby. Really cute name. Karen in CO -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bill Gawne Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 9:05 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BEARA] Darby Hi Jean, all, Yes, Darby is a nickname for Diarmuid/Dermot, which is the Irish version of Jeremiah. I'm descended from Darby Houlihan, aka Jeremiah Holland, and it confused the heck out of me too. I don't know if Darby is still in use. Perhaps one of our members will be able to say. Best, Bill Jean Clemons <[email protected]> writes: > 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