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Name Devorgill
Gender Feminine
Usage Literature
Other Forms FormsDevorgil, Devorgilla, Devorguilla, Dervorguilla, Dervorgilla
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Meaning & History
Anglicized form of DERBFORGAILL used by Lady Gregory in 'Cuchulain of Muirthemne' (1902), her translation of the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. A famous bearer was the mother of John Balliol, an influential heiress in medieval Scotland.