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Deirdre (female)

Variants:Deidra (F) Deidrie (F)
Pet Name(s):Dee (F)
Can be spelt:Dierdrie (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG

Chambers Dictionary [2003]
Notes:

Irish and English, from Gaelic "sorrowful" or (Chambers) "doubtful".
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