Deirdre
Deirdre
Definition
Deir·dre (dir′drə)
noun
- a feminine name
- Celt. Legend an Irish heroine who elopes to Scotland with her lover to avoid marrying the king: when the lover is treacherously killed, she commits suicide
Etymology: OIr Derdriu, prob. akin to MIr der, young girl
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