Dervla: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Dervla – Meaning: daughter of the poet, or true desire – Origin: Irish – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: DURV-luh


Dervla is an Irish girl's name meaning “daughter of the poet, or true desire”. It appears in our list of 150+ *Beautiful* Irish Girl Names (with Pronunciations).

Meaning & Origin of Dervla

Meaning: Daughter of the poet, or true desire.

Origin: Irish.

Source: Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce Dervla

Phonetic: DURV-luh   IPA: /ˈdɜːrvlə/

Popularity of Dervla

Dervla doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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