Earl De La Warr (/ˈdɛləwɛər/ ⓘ DEL-ə-wair) is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain.

The toponyms Gara, Gaire also appear in old texts cited by Lucien Musset, where the word ga(i)ra means gore.

The barony and earldom are both pronounced "De La Ware", as in the American state of Delaware.

The second creation has been viewed in at least three ways: In United States history books, Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr is often named simply as "Lord Delaware".

He served as governor of the Jamestown Colony in Virginia, and Delaware Bay was named after him.

The heir apparent is the present holder's son William Herbrand Thomas Sackville, Lord Buckhurst (b.