Sorcha

See also: sorcha

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɔːɹkə/, /ˈsɔːɹʃə/

Proper noun

Sorcha

1. A female given name from Scottish Gaelic

Anagrams

• arcosh, corahs, orachs, ochras, Charos, Hoscar, Cahors

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

Mutated forms of Sorcha

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Sorcha	Shorcha after an, tSorcha	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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

Further reading

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

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Uist) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪ɔɾaxə/

Proper noun

Sorcha f (vocative a Shorcha)

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

See also

• Dorcha

Mutation

Mutation of Sorcha

radical	lenition
Sorcha	Shorcha after "an", t-Sorcha

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.