Dervla
# Dervla

Dervla and Derval are female Irish given names, anglicised from Deirbhile and Dearbháil, respectively. Dearbhla is a Gaelicised hybrid of the two names. Deirbhile means 'daughter of the filí' [poet]. Dearbháil, a common medieval name, may mean 'daughter of Fál', Fál 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
