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Gender: Male Meaning of Derry: "like an oak" Origin of Derry: Diminutive or Derek or Dermot or Irish place-name

Derry Origin and Meaning

The name Derry is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "like an oak".

Merry but slight.

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Famous People Named Derry

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Derry Irvine, Baron Irvine of Lairg, former Lord Chancellor of Britain

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Derry Lake, female character in the webcomic "Riverside Extras" by Miri Chamberlain

Nicknames & Variations for Derry

Derrie

Comments

Shaybaby1 Says:

2016-08-06T10:54:03

Dairy? Derri...ere?

Derry Last Says:

2016-05-28T07:24:20

My name's Derry.
It's a nightmare when meeting new people.
"Garry? Terry? Jerry?"
"Noooo - DERRY!!!!!"

RoddyThlayli Says:

2015-09-19T19:30:04

I really like this as a nickname, but, like Kylie and Will, it sounds to incomplete to me on its own.

Kibby Says:

2015-02-06T22:16:48

I grew up across the street from a Derry. As a kid I always thought it was 'Dairy', like, cow products.