Dear or beloved; also associated with oak groves.
Derryl is a variant of Daryl or Darrell. It likely originates from the Norman French surname 'd'Airelle', referring to someone from Airelle in France, or from the English 'dear'. In some contexts, it is linked to the Irish 'doire', meaning oak grove.
Less common today
Derryl isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #4,877 in 1995.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
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