Message: "Deirdre" - Behind the Name

[Facts] Deirdre

by Green eyes

8/31/2011, 8:06 PM

Most folks of Irish descent around here (New England, USA) prounounce it Dare-dra. People usually tell me they love the name - I do if it is pronounced correctly :-). Family in Ireland pronounce it Deerdree, but I prefer Dare-dra. Some people tell me it is French or German!! The common nickname for Deirdre is Didi or Deedee, but I left that behind long ago. Enjoy your name however you want to pronounce it!

#Deirdre

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- Opalescence (JHK)

9/3/2011, 8:13 AM

Definitely not German. Doubt it's French either.

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- Speranza (guest)

9/2/2011, 6:08 AM

I say it Der-dra or Deir-dra. I have never heard anything in Ireland say Deerdree - that sounds more English. Where in Ireland do they live?

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