Given name & surname
Derval
“one's true desire; a poet's daughter”
Derval is used as a given name and a surname. One Irish interpretation is “one's true desire; a poet's daughter.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Irish interpretation is “one's true desire; a poet's daughter.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Irish.
Derval’s family of names
Derval has a related form in Dearbhail. Derval has a related form in Dervala. Derval has a related form in Dervalia.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Derval
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Derval, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“son of the poet”
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“son of the poet”
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“son of the poet”
67% boys · 33% girls