Deirdre (first name)

Deirdre is a feminine given name .

origin

The name comes from Irish mythology . Deirdre is a tragic heroine there.

The Irish pronunciation is [ˈdʲɛɾˠdʲɾʲə] . The meaning is uncertain, the name may just mean daughter or just woman.

In the appendix of the book Deirdre by the Irish author James Stephens it says about the meaning of the name "those who heralds calamity" or "oak seers".

In online name portals, “the angry one” and “the one with the broken heart” are often given as meaning.

The Beach Boys sang them in the song of the same name.

In the German-speaking world , it is rarely used as a female first name, especially because of the pronunciation that is different from the written language. In Ireland, the USA, Great Britain and Australia, however, it is quite common. In the film Ronin , the main female character bears this name, as does a supporting character in the Australian film Muriel's Wedding .

variants

• Deidre
• Deedee
• Dierdre

Well-known namesake

• Deirdre , heroine of Irish mythology
• Deirdre Algie (* ≈1950) South African badminton player
• Deirdre Blomfield-Brown (* 1936), Buddhist nun and writer, see Pema Chödrön
• Déirdre de Búrca (* 1963), Irish politician
• Deirdre Cartwright (* 1956), British fusion jazz guitarist
• Deirdre Clune (born 1959), Irish politician
• Deirdre Curtin (* 1960), Irish law professor for European law
• Deirdre Demet-Barry (* 1972), American racing cyclist
• Deirdre Lorenz (* 19 **), American actress, film producer and model
• Deirdre Lovejoy (born 1962), American actress
• Deirdre Madden (* 1960), Irish writer
• Deirdre McCloskey (* 1942), American economist and professor
• Deirdre Murphy (1959-2014), American-Irish cyclist
• Deirdre Quinn (born 1970), American actress
• Deirdre Ryan (* 1982), Irish high jumper
• Deirdre Shannon (born 1970), Irish singer
• Deirdre Watkinson (* 1941), British sprinter and middle distance runner

Individual evidence

1. ↑ James Stephens: Deirdre. 1st edition, Cologne 1985, ISBN 3-424-00835-4 , p. 208
2. ^ Deirdre - Meaning of Deirdre. Accessed March 31, 2019 .