Sorcha

See also: sorcha

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish and Scottish Gaelic Sorcha (“light, radiant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsʌɹkə/
• Homophone: circa

Proper noun

Sorcha

1. A female given name from Scottish Gaelic

Anagrams

• Cahors, ochras, orachs

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Irish

Etymology

From sorcha (“bright, clear, conspicuous”), from Old Irish sorchae (“bright, luminous”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɔɾˠəxə/

Proper noun

Sorcha f (genitive Shorcha)

1. a female given name from Old Irish, sometimes used as a form of Claire or Sarah.

See also

• Dorcha

Mutation

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 reading

• “Sorcha”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

References

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Sorcha”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm

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Scots

Etymology

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic Sorcha (“light, radiant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsorxə/

Proper noun

Sorcha

1. a female given name from Scottish Gaelic sometimes used as a form of Claire or Sarah.

See also

• Dorcha

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From sorcha (“bright, clear, conspicuous”), from Old Irish sorchae (“bright, luminous”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s̪ɔɾɔxə/

Proper noun

Sorcha f

1. a female given name from Old Irish, sometimes used as a form of Claire or Sarah.

See also

• Dorcha

Mutation

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.