The regiment had no formal accepted nickname, although the ‘Farmers Boys’ was that which was most often applied to it by many within its ranks and some from outside the regiment. It was true to say that the warrant officers and sergeants probably adopted and used the nickname ‘Farmers Boys’ more than any other section of the regiment, and from time to time incorporated the title as a form of address into certain of their formal mess procedures.
 

A 1st Battalion nickname of ‘The Wonders’ was also in limited use during the early years of the regiment, and reflected the official operational abbreviation of “1 DERR” (which remained unchanged throughout the life of the regiment). However, this nickname never really achieved wider use, and various attempts from time to time to resurrect it in later years were generally short lived and finally unsuccessful.