What do you think of Deirdre?

[Jeansgrate]

What do you think of Deirdre as a girl's name?

The meaning is sad. Sorrowful. But would you let the meaning stop you using the name you love?

bad glasses and a rather long neck

Barlow - Corrie, no, sorry!

She's alright but I don't like the colour of her twinset.

I'm not keen on the name, although I do know a lovely Deirdre - she lives in America and has had problems all her life with people pronouncing it 'Dear-druh' (although nobody she met in Britain pronounced it like that!)

Deirdre Rachid. Chicken neck. Hubby who pushes Freshco trolleys.

i have a lovely friend named deirdre, mostly nicknamed dee, or deedee.

I don't like the name Deirdre.

And the meaning would be important to me, I know it's not to a lot of people, buy I decided not to call DD a certain name because it meant "lame".

It's not just the meaning but the story; baby is removed from parents and brought up in isolation by king more than old enough to be her father so that he can shag her and noone else can see her; she escapes with another man but lives miserably in exile, then they are tricked back and her man & all his family murdered, then she is forcibly married to the king and finally commits suicide. That's why she's 'Deirdre of the Sorrows' and not really a very positive model.

Coro street - nope - wouldn't do it.

My brother had a girlfriend called Deirdre - nicknamed Dee. She was Irish and pronounced it 'Deir-druh' which I believe is the 'correct' pronunciation in much much nicer than 'Deir-dree' IMO.

Quite like it (if pronounce Deir-druh) but wouldn't cos everyone would pronounce it otherwise and it would annoy me!

A nice name but I think Deirdre Barlow has spoiled it for me. I was at uni with an irish girl who pronounced it "deir-dra" though which I thought was lovely - think she spelled it the same though.

Agree with MrsC - Deir-dree is a very anglicised way to pronounce the name. Deir-druh would be more correct.

So - if you don't like Dier-dree, then don't give her the mame, and if you don't like Dier-druh, then don't give her the name!

Dreary Deirdre - sorry don't like it.

Not keen, sorry. Daphne is much nicer.

I don't like it
It is ok ish when pronouced Deer-drah
but not Deer-Dree

Daphne?!?!?
MIL is Daphne and loathes it (understandably)
She is called Dee and always has been

Dreary Deirdre

I LOVE Daphne. Such a fab name. Due a comeback this year.

Deirdre is just so dreary and blah, sorry.

My auntie is called Deirdre, we're of Irish descent so it's pronounced Deer-drah. IMO it's a bit of an old lady name and not one that has managed the old lady chic of recent fashions.

The nn are ok- Dee, DeeDee, Daydee but I'm not really that keen. They are 100's which are prettier.

Daphne just makes me think of a (bow-legged) man dressed as a woman. Could never used it.

don't like

dreary or weirdy Deirdre - one of my real never-in-a-million-years names, sorry.

Awful. Sorry.

I like it spelled Deidre and pronounce 'dee-druh', as an old friend spelled and pronounced it. I think it's lovely. Not so keen on Deirdre and 'deer-dree'.

I don't think the meaning is everything, especially not if you really love the name - there are plenty of common names which mean miserable things, and on a day-to-day basis not many people are going to instantly think of the meaning when they hear the name. I quite like Dolores and wouldn't be put off by the (same) meaning.

I like it if you're Irish.