Sorcha

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Irish and Scottish Gaelic Sorcha (literally “light, radiant”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɔːɹkə/, /ˈsɔːɹʃə/, /ˈsɝkə/ === Proper noun === Sorcha A female given name from Scottish Gaelic or Irish. === 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) a female given name from Old Irish, sometimes anglicized as Claire (as a rough translation) or Sarah (due to phonological similarity). ==== See also ==== Dorcha === Mutation === === References === de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “Sorcha”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm === Further reading === “Sorcha”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026 == Scots == === Etymology === Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic Sorcha (“light, radiant”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsorxə/ === Proper noun === Sorcha 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) a female given name from Old Irish, sometimes used as a form of Claire or Sarah ==== See also ==== Dorcha === Mutation === === References ===