Deirdre

Girl

Origin: Irish · Scottish Gaelic

Pronounced: DEER-dra

Pronunciation source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Deirdre

Meaning

“heroine of Irish legend; the meaning is unknown”

The 'sorrows' link comes from the play Deirdre of the Sorrows by J. M. Synge (1910). Deirdre is the heroine of Longes mac nUislenn.

Rarity: rare

Peak decade: 1960s

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