"Dorcha" meaning in Scottish Gaelic

See Dorcha in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From dorcha (“dark, dusky, enigmatic”), from Old Irish dorchae. Etymology templates: {{der|gd|sga|dorchae}} Old Irish dorchae Head templates: {{head|gd|proper noun|g=f}} Dorcha f
  1. a female given name Tags: feminine Related terms: Sorcha

Inflected forms

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        "Scottish Gaelic given names",
        "Scottish Gaelic lemmas",
        "Scottish Gaelic proper nouns",
        "Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish"
      ],
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        "a female given name"
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Dorcha"
}

Download raw JSONL data for Dorcha meaning in Scottish Gaelic (0.9kB)

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