Dervla and Derval are female Irish given names, anglicised from and , respectively. is a hybrid of the two names. means 'daughter of the ' [poet]. , a common medieval name, may mean 'daughter of ', being a poetic name for Ireland; or else 'true desire'.
People with these names include:
Deirbhile, Dervla Darbiled or Deirbhile, an anchoress who founded a monastery at Erris in the sixth century Dervla Kirwan (born 1971) Irish actress Dervla Murphy (1931–2022) Irish travel writer Dervla Burke, musician in the country band Crystal Swing Dervla Magennis, contestant in series 1 of The Voice of Ireland
Derbáil, Dearbháil, Dearbhail, Derval Dearbháil iníon Tadhg mac Cathal (died 925), aunt of Cathal mac Conchobair, king of Connacht Derval O'Rourke (born 1981), sprint hurdler Derval Symes, visual artist
Dearbhla Dearbhla Walsh, film and television director Dearbhla Molloy (born 1946), actress
Fictional Dearbhla Dillon, character in the soap opera Fair City Dervla Nolan, character in the novel Dead Famous Dervla Dove, child character in the novel Flight of the Doves Harrower Dervla, a boss in the video game Lords of the Fallen
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