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About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Derval, Dervil
- Variants
- Derbáil, Dearbhail
- Stronghold region
- Connacht
Overview
A traditional Gaelic name borne by women of medieval Irish ruling families; mother of Aodh Mac Aingil among others.
The story behind Dearbháil
The 12th-century Dearbháil ingen Maíl Sechnaill was queen-consort of Connacht; the name remained popular in the Gaelic west into the 17th century.
Mythology & legend
Non-mythological; medieval Gaelic-aristocratic name.
Did you know?
Dearbháil was the name of the wife of the 12th-century Irish High King Tairdelbach Ua Conchobair.
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