Derval (first name)

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Derval is a female given name .

Origin and meaning

The name is mostly used in Irish and is the Anglicized form of Dearbháil or Deirbhile.

Dearbháil means daughter of Fál , derived from the old Irish poetic word der (daughter) and Fál , a legendary name for Ireland.

Deirbhile means daughter of a poet ; from the old Irish der (daughter) and file (poet). It was the name of a 6th century Irish saint.

Irish name variants are Dervila and Dervla .

Well-known namesake

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Derval. Retrieved April 29, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Dearbháil. Retrieved April 29, 2019 .
  3. ^ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Deirbhile. Retrieved April 29, 2019 .