Sorcha
See also: sorcha
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Irish and Scottish Gaelic Sorcha (“light, radiant”).
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Sorcha
- A female given name from Scottish Gaelic
AnagramsEdit
IrishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From sorcha (“bright, clear, conspicuous”), from Old Irish sorchae (“bright, luminous”).
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Sorcha f (genitive Shorcha)
- A female given name from Old Irish, sometimes used as a form of Claire or Sarah.
See alsoEdit
MutationEdit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Sorcha | Shorcha after an, tSorcha |
not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further readingEdit
- Entries containing “Sorcha” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
ReferencesEdit
- Entries containing “Sorcha” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
ScotsEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic Sorcha (“light, radiant”).
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Sorcha
- A female given name from Scottish Gaelic sometimes used as a form of Claire or Sarah.
See alsoEdit
Scottish GaelicEdit
EtymologyEdit
From sorcha (“bright, clear, conspicuous”), from Old Irish sorchae (“bright, luminous”).
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Sorcha f
- A female given name from Old Irish, sometimes used as a form of Claire or Sarah.
See alsoEdit
MutationEdit
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| Sorcha | Shorcha after "an", t-Sorcha |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |