Dearbhla

DER-vla · daughter of the poet

Dearbhla is an Irish girl’s name, said DER-vla, and it means daughter of the poet.

How to say Dearbhla

Dearbhla is said DER-vla, written the way an English speaker would read it. Ulster, Connacht and Munster each put their own turn on a name, so you may hear it said a little differently depending on where you are.

What Dearbhla means

Dearbhla means daughter of the poet.

Also written as

Dearbhla turns up in English with these spellings: Dervla.

Names that mean something similar

• Tadhg: poet

More Irish girls’ names

• Damhnait: fawn, little deer
• Deirdre: traditionally read as “sorrowful”

All Irish names, with meanings and pronunciations · Write Dearbhla in Ogham · Dearbhla in the old Gaelic script