Deror as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Deror

What is the meaning of the name Deror ?

The baby name Deror is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /deˈror/; respelling: deh-ROR (Hebrew form often seen as "Dror" pronounced /dror/).

Deror is Hebrew in Origin.

Deror is a Hebrew given name from the biblical noun dĕror (דרור), meaning “liberty” or “freedom.” It appears in Leviticus 25:10 - the Jubilee proclamation of release - and in Jeremiah 34. In biblical-poetic usage the same word names a small swift bird, often translated “swallow,” reinforcing the image of unhindered movement. The shared senses of emancipation and free flight give the name a vivid, uplifting symbolism.

As a personal name it is used chiefly in modern Hebrew; the more common contemporary form is Dror, while Deror preserves the older vocalization and is rarer. The name is unisex in Israel. Feminine variants include Drora and Derora, and the liturgical spelling D’ror is familiar from the 10th‑century piyyut “D’ror Yiqra,” sung on Shabbat. The Jubilee verse also inspired the Liberty Bell inscription, lending Deror cross‑cultural resonance tied to ideas of release and renewal.

⚙ Deror is vanishingly rare. We count just 4 recorded uses of it worldwide, from 4 countries.