Diedre is a variant spelling of Deirdre, a feminine given name of Irish origin.
The name comes from Celtic legend—Deirdre of the Sorrows was a tragic heroine whose beauty sparked war and death.
The spelling Diedre simplifies the original's unusual vowel cluster: Have you met Diedre?
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Diedre is a variant spelling of Deirdre, a feminine given name of Irish origin.
The name comes from Celtic legend—Deirdre of the Sorrows was a tragic heroine whose beauty sparked war and death.
The spelling Diedre simplifies the original's unusual vowel cluster: Have you met Diedre?
1. name — Irish, Of the Emerald Isle; Gaelic (Celtic linguistic tradition); feminine (Pertaining to women); Celtic (Of Irish-Welsh descent); variant · spelling · given · pronunciation · heritage · traditional · mythology · sorrows · tragic · legend
2. climbing — route, Path from A to B; crack (Narrow break or attempt); corner (Meeting point of edges); dihedral (Angle joining two planes); stemming · chimney · technique · granite · vertical · bridging · jam · friction · face · pitch
Deirdre
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/Diedre