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Girl · Old Irish
Gormlaith
Say it: GUR-um-luh
Meaning
From Old Irish gorm 'blue; illustrious' and flaith 'sovereignty, princess'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
A name of royal women in the early Irish annals.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Gormflaith, Gormfhlaith
Famous bearers
- Gormflaith ingen Murchada, queen and wife of Brian Boru
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Where this comes from
- The Irish annals and early Irish literature
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