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DEIDRE

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The name DEIDRE derives from DEIRDRE, and may have English or Ancient Celtic origins.

From the older Gaelic form Derdriu, meaning unknown, possibly derived from Old Irish der meaning "daughter". This was the name of a tragic character in Irish legend who died of a broken heart after Conchobhar, the king of Ulster, forced her to be his bride and killed her lover Naoise.

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