Lorcán

See also: Lorcan

Irish

Etymology

A diminutive of Lorc, epithet of Lóegaire Lorc, a High King of Ireland, the actual meaning of which is disputed.

Proper noun

Lorcán m (genitive Lorcáin)

1. a male given name, sometimes Anglicized as Laurence

See also

• Labhrás m (“Laurence, Lawrence”)

Further reading

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