Derry

See also: derry

English

Etymology

From Old Irish daire, from Proto-Celtic *daru.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdɛɹi/

Proper noun

Derry (countable and uncountable, plural Derrys)

A city in northwestern Northern Ireland; also known as Londonderry.
One of the traditional counties in northwestern Northern Ireland; known as County Derry, or officially as County Londonderry.
A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States.
A borough of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States.
A surname.
A male given name.

Usage notes

The naming of Derry / Londonderry is controversial; see Derry/Londonderry name dispute.

Translations

city in Northern Ireland

Armenian: Դերրի (Derri)
Bengali: ডেরি (ḍeri)
Gujarati: ડેરી (ḍerī)
Hindi: डेरी (hi) (ḍerī)
Irish: Doire m
Japanese: デリー
Kannada: ಡೆರ್ರಿ (ḍerri)
Korean: 데리 (deri)
Malayalam: ഡെറി (ḍeṟi)
Punjabi: ਡੇਰੀ (ḍerī)
Sinhalese: ඩෙරී (ḍerī)
Tamil: டெர்ரி (ṭerri)
Telugu: డెర్రీ (ḍerrī)
Urdu: ڈیری‎ (ḍerī)

county in Northern Ireland

Irish: Doire m, Contae Dhoire m

Anagrams

Dryer, Ryder, dryer, redry, ryder

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