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| Dechtire: | (deck-TIER-a) ancient Irish legend has her as the great-granddaughter of Angus mac Og, and half-sister of King Conchobar, and mother of Cu Chulainn. |
| Deirdre: | (DYEER-dre) "young girl." might be from an old word for woman, but usual meaning is "sorrow." Old Irish name popularized in the 20th C. In an early Irish tale, The Exile of the Sons of Uisliu, Deirdre was the daughter of Feidlimid, who was King Concobar's storyteller. Derdriu (very old spelling), Dierdre, Dedre, Deidra. |
| Delaney: | "descendant of the challanger." |
| Delbchaem: | daughter of Morgan, king of Coinchend. A prophecy said that when she married her mother would die, therefore she was guarded by monsters. But Art got past all obstacles and took her for his wife. |
| Derry: | from the Irish word meanig "redhead." |
| Dervil: | (Der-uh-vil) Old Irish=name Derbail, may mean "daughter of Fal (Ireland)" or "daughter of a poet"; der "daughter" + Fal, an ancient name for Ireland; may also mean "true desire." Modern Irish Dearbh |
| Devin: | male or female name. Devany, Devyn. |
| Devnet: | (Downet) "poet." from Old Irish damnat "little doe." Damnat, queen of Munster, was the legendary ancestor of the O'Cahills, O'Flynns and O'Moriartys. Modern Irish Damhnait (DOW-net or DEV-nat). |
| Doireann: | (DAHR-an or DOHR-en) Old Irish=Doirend, poss. meaning "daughter of Finn"; may also mean "sullen"; or dim. of "gift of God." In legend, Doirend was the daughter of the fairy king Midir, another was the granddaughter of the pagan god Dagda. Anglicized Dorren, Dorothy; Doirend, Doirind. |
| Doirind: | see Doireann. Dairinn. |
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