# Deidre

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'''Deidre''' is a feminine given name and variant of the given name [Deirdre](/source/Deirdre_(given_name)), derived from [Deirdre](/source/Deirdre), a tragic heroine in Irish mythology. 
Notable people with the name include:

* [Deidre Airey](/source/Deidre_Airey) (1926–2002), ceramic artist from New Zealand
* [Deidre Anderson](/source/Deidre_Anderson) (born 1957), Australian academic administrator, sports executive, sports transitions specialist and coach
* [Deidré Baartman](/source/Deidr%C3%A9_Baartman) (born 1991), South African politician
* [Deidre Behar](/source/Deidre_Behar) (born 1988), American producer
* [Deidre Brock](/source/Deidre_Brock) (born 1961), Australian-born Scottish politician
* [Deidre Brown](/source/Deidre_Brown) (born 1970), New Zealand art historian and architectural lecturer
* [Deidre Davis Butler](/source/Deidre_Davis_Butler) (1955–2020), American disability rights activist and federal official
* [Deidre Carter](/source/Deidre_Carter), South African politician
* [Deidre Catt](/source/Deidre_Catt) (born 1940), British tennis player
* [Deidre Downs](/source/Deidre_Downs) (born 1980), Miss America 2005
* [Deidre Freeman](/source/Deidre_Freeman) (born 1988), American diver
* [Deidre Gillard-Rowlings](/source/Deidre_Gillard-Rowlings), Canadian actress
* [Deidre Goodwin](/source/Deidre_Goodwin) (born 1969), American actress
* [Deidre Hall](/source/Deidre_Hall) (born 1947), American actress
* [Deidre Henderson](/source/Deidre_Henderson) (born 1974), American politician
* [Deidre Holland](/source/Deidre_Holland) (born 1966), Dutch porn star
* [Deidre Hunter](/source/Deidre_Hunter), American astronomer
* [Deidre Kitcher](/source/Deidre_Kitcher), Australian film producer
* [Deidré Laurens](/source/Deidr%C3%A9_Laurens) (born 1995), South African badminton player
* [Deidre McCalla](/source/Deidre_McCalla), American singer-songwriter
* [Deidre Palmer](/source/Deidre_Palmer) (born 1955/56), Australian counsellor, theologian and social worker
* [Deidre Rubenstein](/source/Deidre_Rubenstein) (born 1948), Australian television and theatre actress
* Deidre Sanders (born 1945), British agony aunt and writer of the [Dear Deidre](/source/Dear_Deidre) column in ''The Sun''
* [Deidre Watkinson](/source/Deidre_Watkinson) (born 1941), English athlete
* [Deidre Willmott](/source/Deidre_Willmott), Australian government official

== See also ==
* [List of Irish-language given names](/source/List_of_Irish-language_given_names)
* [Deirdre (disambiguation)](/source/Deirdre_(disambiguation))

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Category:Feminine given names
Category:Irish-language feminine given names

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