Deirdre

Deirdre is a girl name of Irish origin, meaning She who whispers; sorrowful beauty.

What Deirdre means

She who whispers; sorrowful beauty.

Deirdre sits at 7 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.

Where Deirdre comes from

Irish names come from the Gaelic tradition, and most of the familiar spellings are anglicisations of older forms. The original often looks nothing like the version in common use today.

Deirdre is recorded as Irish in origin. Browse other Irish names.

How popular is Deirdre?

In the girl name rankings we track, Deirdre falls outside the top 100. That puts it in the broad middle ground where most names live: familiar to those who know it, uncommon enough to still feel like a choice.

The character of Deirdre

We group Deirdre under grace and gentleness. If that is the quality drawing you to it, the theme link below collects every other name we hold in the same group.

Themes: Grace

Names like Deirdre

These share Deirdre's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

• Aifric — Pleasant and agreeable.
• Aoibhinn — Radiant and beautiful.
• Aoife — Beautiful; radiant.
• Caoimhe — Gentle, beautiful and precious.
• Fionnuala — Fair shoulder; white maiden.
• Grainne — Grain; grace; love.
• Mairead — Pearl.
• Nuala — White shoulder; fair.
• Sadhbh — Sweetness and goodness.
• Teagan — Little poet; attractive.
• Annika — Grace, favor.
• Anouk — Grace, favor.

More Irish names

• Declan — Full of goodness; an Irish saint.
• Delaney — From the alder grove.
• Dearbhla — True desire; poet's daughter.
• Desmond — From South Munster.
• Darragh — Oak tree.
• Diarmuid — Free man; without envy.
• Daithi — Swift and nimble; beloved.
• Donovan — Dark warrior chief.
• Cormac — Charioteer; raven's son.
• Eabha — Life; the living one.