Derry

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Etymology

From Irish Doire, from doire (“oak grove”), from Old Irish daire (“oak forest”), from Proto-Celtic *daru.

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Derry (countable and uncountable, plural Derrys)

  1. A city in northwestern Northern Ireland; also known as Londonderry.
  2. One of the traditional counties in northwestern Northern Ireland; known as County Derry, or officially as County Londonderry.
  3. A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States.
  4. A borough and township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  5. A number of townships in Illinois (1) and Pennsylvania (4), United States, listed under Derry Township.
  6. A surname.
  7. A male given name.

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