Derryとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

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

発音

• IPA: /ˈdɛɹi/
• 韻: -ɛɹi

固有名詞

Derry (countable and uncountable, plural Derrys)

1. A city in northwestern Northern Ireland; also known as Londonderry.
   • 1973, Phil Coulter, “The Town I Loved So Well”:

     There was music there in the Derry air / Like a language that we could all understand

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.

使用する際の注意点

• The naming of Derry / Londonderry is controversial; see Derry/Londonderry name dispute. To avoid controversy, some people refer to the city as Foyleside.

派生語

• East Derry

参照

アナグラム

• Dryer, Ryder, dryer, redry, ryder