I was working on this last night:
Diedra, Deirdre Dierdre, Dedre, Deidra, Derdriu, Derdre, or Derdriu
is the foremost tragic heroine in Irish/Celtric/Gaelic mythology, Deirdre of the Sorrows.
Meaning:
Sorrow, Grief, Broken Hearted
There are several variations of the old myth but they all shared the same common theme. A beautiful woman, born on a night of a full moon night, promised in marriage to a King , hopelessly in love with another man and ending quite tragically. The heroine of a tragic Irish legend. Deirdre, the betrothed of the king of Ulster, eloped with one of the three sons of Uisneach. All three sons were slain by the king and his henchmen
while Deirdre was unharmed and left to mourn them.
She either dies of a broken heart or commits suicide.
Mom said she had read this legend and loved the name. When I was born she couldn’t remember how to spell it, so the nurse and she came up with the spelling.
I’ve always said nurses and doctors can’t spell.
Why she chose a name for me that quite literally translates to sorrow is beyond me. It's not that I dislike my name, in fact it is quite the opposite. I just dislike the meaning.
I have talked several people out of naming their children after me.
Please don’t name your child something that means sorrow.
I have had a very sorrowful life.
It fits the name.