feminine Derval

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Origin:
gaelic
Name Root:
der / Dear Fál (Forgall)
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This name derives from the Old Irish “Dearbhfhorghaill,” composed of two Gaelic elements: “der/dear”, meaning “daughter” plus “fál (forgall),” meaning “hedge, fence; (a god, a legendary name for Ireland).” Forgall Monach or Manach (the dextrous, wily) is a character in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. He lives at Luglochta Loga (the gardens of Lugh) in Lusk, County Dublin. Dervorguilla of Galloway (~1210–1290) was a ‘lady of substance’ in 13th-century Scotland, the wife from 1223 of John, 5th Baron de Balliol, and mother of John I, a future king of Scotland. Dervorguilla was one of the three daughters and heiresses of the Gaelic prince Alan, Lord of Galloway. She was born to Alan’s second wife Margaret of Huntingdon, who was the eldest daughter of David of Scotland, 8th Earl of Huntingdon and Matilda (or Maud) of Chester.

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Numerological Values: #8

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Chakra Number: #8
Chakra "Etheric Body"

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Color meaning: Black

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