MEANING: From damh “deer” and the diminutive -in it means “little deer.”
GENDER: Girl | Female
PRONUNCIATION: daw + veen”
ENGLISH: Davin, Davina
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MEANING: Meaning “fruitful, bountiful.” In legend, Daireann, a beautiful young woman, fell in love with Fionn Mac Cool (read the legend), a man with many wives. She asked to be his only wife for a year – and then to have the half of his time after that.
GENDER: Girl | Female
PRONUNCIATION: dar + rawn”
ENGLISH: Darina
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MEANING: In Irish dorcha means “dark, dark-haired” or “descendant of the dark one.” Both a surname and a given name.
GENDER: Girl | Female
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MEANING: Meaning “fruitful, bountiful.” In legend, Daireann, a beautiful young woman, fell in love with Fionn Mac Cool (read the legend), a man with many wives. She asked to be his only wife for a year – and then to have the half of his time after that.
GENDER: Girl | Female
PRONUNCIATION: dar + rawn”
ENGLISH: Darina
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MEANING: From damh “deer” and the diminutive -in it means “little deer.”
GENDER: Girl | Female
PRONUNCIATION: daw + veen”
ENGLISH: Davin
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MEANING: From damh “deer” and the diminutive -in it means “little deer.”
GENDER: Girl | Female
PRONUNCIATION: daw + veen”
ENGLISH: Davina
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MEANING: From der + fal “daughter of Fal,” “Fal” being an ancient name for Ireland.
GENDER: Girl | Female
PRONUNCIATION: dare + voll” “dare + villa”
ENGLISH: Dervla
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MEANING: Dechtire was the sister of Conchubar and the mother of Cuchulainn (read the legend). deich means ten and perhaps she was the tenth child. The fairies, “Sive” in Irish, transformed her into a bird but at times she was able to be a woman again and conceived Cuchulainn with the sun-god Lugh.
GENDER: Girl | Female
PRONUNCIATION: deck + tir + ra”
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MEANING: The most beautiful woman in ancient Ireland, she was bethrothed to the High King Conchobhar Mac Nessa but she fell in love with his nephew Naoise. Deirdre and Naoise eloped to Scotland where they lived a blissful exile for many years. By offering forgiveness, Conchobhar tricked them into returning to Ulster where Naoise was slain by the jealous Conchobhar. Deirdre threw herself from Conchobhar’s chariot rather than live with the man who had caused Naoise’s death. It was said that her grave was near to Naoise’s and that a yew tree grew from each plot. The yew trees grew toward one another till their branches intertwined, joining the two lovers even after death.
GENDER: Girl | Female
PRONUNCIATION: deer + dre” or “dare + dreh”
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MEANING: From der + fal “daughter of Fal,” “Fal” being an ancient name for Ireland.
GENDER: Girl | Female
PRONUNCIATION: dare + voll” “dare + villa”
ENGLISH: Dervla
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