DEIRDRE

Meaning of DEIRDRE in English

/dear"dreuh, -dree/ ; Irish /dair"drddeuh/ , n.

1. Irish Legend. the wife of Naoise, who killed herself after her husband had been murdered by his uncle, King Conchobar.

2. a female given name.

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