Derry

Diminutive or Derek or Dermot or Irish place-name

"like an oak"

Derry Origin and Meaning

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

With the fashions for tree names, place names, and nickname names, Derry is a three-way winner.

The unusual Irish Derry was given to zero babies of either gender in the US last year, but it's a merry choice that deserves more attention.

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Famous People Named Derry

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

Derry in Pop Culture

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