Derived Names
Among places and other entities named after the city or county, some have Derry (such as Derry City F.C.) while others have Londonderry (such as the Marquess of Londonderry). These names are often not subject to the same politically charged alternation as the names of city and county. The City of Derry Airport retains the IATA code LDY, assigned to it under its EGAE name of Londonderry Eglinton Airport.
The Apprentice Boys of Derry is thus named despite being a Protestant organisation; the event it commemorates is generally called the "Siege of Derry". The city's Church of Ireland diocese is Derry and Raphoe; like the Roman Catholic Diocese of Derry, it traces its origin to 1158.
The "Londonderry Air" is seldom called the "Derry Air".
The two towns of Derry and Londonderry, in New Hampshire, USA, existed as a single town until the 19th century. Thereafter the town, originally known as Londonderry, split into two sections, one called Derry and the other called Londonderry.
Read more about this topic: Derry/Londonderry Name Dispute
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