Dervla

Dervla and Derval are female Irish given names, anglicised from Deirbhile and Dearbháil, respectively.

Dearbhla is a Gaelicised hybrid of the two names.

[1] Deirbhile means 'daughter of the filí' [poet].

Dearbháil, a common medieval name,[2][3] may mean 'daughter of Fál', Fál being a poetic name for Ireland;[2] or else 'true desire'.

[4] People with these names include: