Given Name DOIREANN

GENDER: Feminine

USAGE: Irish, Irish Mythology

PRONOUNCED: DE-ryən (Irish) [details]

Meaning & History

Means "sullen, tempestuous" in Irish. This was the name of several characters in Irish legend, including a daughter of Bodb Derg who poisoned Fionn mac Cumhail.

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Related Names

VARIANTS: Daireann, Doirend (Irish Mythology)

Sources & References

Alexander MacBain, An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (1982)

Entry updated July 2, 2017