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Dirhur

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ˈdiːrhʊr

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Dirhur

Origin: Soqotri (Yemen)
Meaning: a Soqotri feminine name meaning the valley spring or she who flows like water from the mountains; in Socotra's rugged interior, freshwater springs are precious and life-giving amid the island's semi-arid landscape; names evoking water sources carry associations of nourishment, fertility, and the sustaining power that women hold within Soqotri pastoral communities, where access to water determines the viability of livestock herding and family settlement
Gender: female

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