Names Like Dervla — Find Similar Baby Names
Dervla is a 6-letter Irish girls' name meaning “True Desire”. This page collects 115 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Darla and Decla, Irish cousins like Abban and Abiageal, rhyming names ending in -vla like Pavla, and names sharing the “desire” concept like Akansha and Armaan.
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Names Similar in Spelling to Dervla
24 baby names that differ from Dervla by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darla | 2 | From The Old English Dearling: Darling. | English | Female |
| Decla | 2 | Feminine Form Of Declan The Name Of A Saint | Irish | Female |
| Daeva | 3 | Myth Name (An Evil Spirit) | Indian | Female |
| Dalila | 3 | Swahili Name Meaning "Gentle." | African | Female |
| Danila | 3 | God Is My Judge | Hebrew | Female |
| Dara | 3 | Wise. Dara Was A Biblical Descendant Of Judah Known For His Wisdom. | Hebrew | Female |
| Darcia | 3 | Dark. | French | Female |
| Darda | 3 | Dart | Hungarian | Female |
| Darel | 3 | See Darlene. | Anglo | Female |
| Darena | 3 | Famous And Loved | American | Female |
| Daria | 3 | Rich | Spanish | Female |
| Darold | 3 | Blend Of Daryl And Harold Or Gerald. | English | Male |
| Darra | 3 | Wise. Dara Was A Biblical Descendant Of Judah Known For His Wisdom. | Hebrew | Female |
| Darvell | 3 | Town Of Eagles. | French | Male |
| Darvin | 3 | Blend Of Daryl And Marvin. | English | Male |
| Daryl | 3 | Dearly Loved: Variant Of Darrell. | English | Male |
| Daryle | 3 | Variant Of Darrell. | English | Male |
| Daryll | 3 | Variations Of Daryl Meaning Dearly Loved. | English | Female |
| Davia | 3 | Beloved. Feminine Of David. | English | Female |
| Dayla | 3 | To Draw Water. | Hebrew | Female |
| Deaglan | 3 | Name Of A Saint | Irish | Male |
| Deana | 3 | From The Valley. Variant Of Diana Meaning Divine. | English | Female |
| Deanda | 3 | Blend Of Deanne: (Divine) Plus Variants Of Andrea: (Masculine) And... | English | Female |
| Deanna | 3 | From The Valley Variant Of Diana Meaning Divine. | English | Female |
More Irish Names
24 baby names that share Dervla’s Irish origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Abban | Abbot ABRACHAM, BRAM | Male |
| Abiageal | Irish Form Of Abigail (Brings Joy) ADARA, ATHDARA | Female |
| Abracham | Irish Form Of Abraham | Male |
| Adare | From The Ford Of The Oak Tree | Male |
| Addergoole | From Between Two Fords | Male |
| Adeen | Little Fire | Female |
| Aderrig | From The Red Ford | Male |
| Aeary | Scholar | Male |
| Afric | Pleasant | Female |
| Africa | Pleasant | Female |
| Agata | Kind | Female |
| Agate | Kind | Female |
| Aghaderg | From The Red Ford | Male |
| Aghadreena | From The Field Of The Sloe Bushes | Female |
| Aghamora | From The Great Field | Female |
| Aghamore | From The Great Field | Male |
| Aghaveagh | From The Field Of The Old Tree | Female |
| Aghavilla | From The Field Of The Old Tree | Female |
| Aghna | Irish Form Of Agnes | Female |
| Aghy | Friend Of Horses | Male |
| Aguistin | Majestic | Male |
| Ahana | From The Little Ford | Female |
| Ahane | From The Little Ford | Male |
| Aideen | Little Fire | Female |
6-Letter D-Names Like Dervla
24 names that share Dervla's exact length (6 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Dervla's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Dervla
Top 12 girls' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Dervla.
Names That Rhyme with Dervla
1 baby names that share Dervla's last 3 letters — -vla. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pavla | Feminine Form Of Pavlov (Small) | Czechoslovakian | Female |
Names That Start Like Dervla
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Dervla — Der-. Good for parents who like Dervla's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derek | Gifted Ruler. From Theodoric. | German | Male |
| Derik | Gifted Ruler. From Theodoric. | English | Male |
| Deron | Eree | Hebrew | Male |
| Derry | Oak Grove. Surname. | Irish | Male |
| Deryk | Gifted Ruler. From Theodoric. | English | Male |
| Derald | Blend Of Daryl And Harold Or Gerald. | English | Male |
| Dereck | Gifted Ruler. From Theodoric. | German | Male |
| Dereka | Gifted Ruler. Modern Feminine Of Derek. | English | Female |
| Derell | Variant Of Darrel Open. | English | Male |
| Derham | Money | Arabic | Male |
| Derian | Harm | Anglo | Male |
| Derica | Gifted Ruler. Modern Feminine Of Derek. | English | Female |
| Derick | Gifted Ruler. From Theodoric. | German | Male |
| Dermod | Free | Irish | Male |
| Dermot | Free | Irish | Male |
| Derora | Free | Hebrew | Female |
| Derrek | Gifted Ruler. From Theodoric. | German | Male |
| Derren | Great. | English | Male |