Names That Mean Ditch

Digby is a place-name in Lincolnshire turned surname turned quirky first name that is starting to get some attention.

Despite two distinguished surname-bearers — the great British statesman William Pitt and heartthrob Brad, this would be a tough name to pull off in first place. William Thackeray used it for two generations of baronets in his novel Vanity Fair, the Sir Pitt Crawleys.