Deirdre

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Deirdre

/ˈdeːɹdɹə/
/ˈdɪədɹi/ UK
/ˈdɪədɹə/ UK
/ˈdɪɹdɹə/ US
/ˈdɪɹdɹi/ US

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From Irish Deirdre, from Old Irish Derdriu.

proper noun Derdriu · Dierdre

Irish The foremost tragic heroine in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology.
A female given name from Irish. Deirdre, it seemed to him, was the most beautiful name in the world. But Mrs. Stanley had different views on nomenclature. She had never, she declared, heard so utterly preposterous a name. […]"Theatre and saltpetre are both spelt that way, Arthur; depend upon it, it is Deirder - a sort of peasant n

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name Irish mythological heroine

한국어	데르드러 dereudeureo
Ελληνικά	Ντέιρντρε Ntéirntre
Русский	Де́йрдре Déjrdre

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"Deirdre." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/deirdre. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Deirdre. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/deirdre

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"Deirdre." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/deirdre.

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@misc{deirdre_2026,
  title = {Deirdre},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deirdre},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}