Dervla

Dervla and Derval are female Irish given names, anglicised from Deirbhile and Dearbháil, respectively. Dearbhla is a Gaelicised hybrid of the two names. Deirbhile means 'daughter of the filí' [poet]. Dearbháil, a common medieval name, may mean 'daughter of Fál', Fál being a poetic name for Ireland; or else 'true desire'.

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