Dervla

Dervla and Derval are female Irish given names, anglicised from Deirbhile and Dearbháil, respectively. Dearbhla is a Gaelicised hybrid of the two names. Deirbhile means 'daughter of the filí' [poet]. Dearbháil, a common medieval name, may mean 'daughter of Fál', Fál being a poetic name for Ireland; or else 'true desire'.

People with these names include:

Deirbhile, Dervla

 * Darbiled or Deirbhile, an anchoress who founded a monastery at Erris in the sixth century
 * Dervla Kirwan (born 1971) Irish actress
 * Dervla Murphy (1931-2022) Irish travel writer
 * Dervla Burke, musician in the country band Crystal Swing
 * Dervla Magennis, contestant in series 1 of The Voice of Ireland

Derbáil, Dearbháil, Dearbhail, Derval

 * Dearbháil iníon Tadhg mac Cathal (died 925), aunt of Cathal mac Conchobair, king of Connacht
 * Derval O'Rourke (born 1981), sprint hurdler
 * Derval Symes, visual artist

Dearbhla

 * Dearbhla Walsh, film and television director
 * Dearbhla Molloy (born 1946), actress

Fictional

 * Dearbhla Dillon, character in the soap opera Fair City
 * Dervla Nolan, character in the novel Dead Famous
 * Dervla Dove, child character in the novel Flight of the Doves