Somhairle

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse Sumarliði, from sumar (“summer”) + liði (“one who goes, fares”).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Somhairle m (genitive Shomhairle, vocative a Shomhairle)

  1. a male given name from Old Norse, equivalent to English Sorley

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
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