# Derry

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdɛɹi/ · frequency rank #22,643

## Definitions
1. A city in northwestern Northern Ireland; also known as Londonderry.
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.

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

## Easily confused with
- **dry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derry-vs-dry)
- **dey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derry-vs-dey)
- **dory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derry-vs-dory)
- **dewy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derry-vs-dewy)
- **dirty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derry-vs-dirty)
- **diary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derry-vs-diary)
- **Dewey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derry-vs-dewey)
- **dowry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derry-vs-dowry)
- **drury** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derry-vs-drury)
- **dorky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derry-vs-dorky)
- **dreary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derry-vs-dreary)
- **der** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/der-vs-derry)
- **dear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dear-vs-derry)
- **deny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deny-vs-derry)
- **deer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deer-vs-derry)
- **defy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defy-vs-derry)
- **derp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derp-vs-derry)
- **delay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delay-vs-derry)
- **derby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derby-vs-derry)
- **dairy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dairy-vs-derry)

## Common misspellings (6)
`dderry`, `derryy`, `dery`, `deryr`, `drery`, `edrry`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/derry