Gormlaith

GUR-um-la; GOORM-la; GORM-la;

Gaelic

"blue princess or illustrious lady"

Gormlaith Origin and Meaning

The name Gormlaith is a girl's name meaning "blue princess or illustrious lady".

Gormlaith was the wife of the 11th century ruler of Ireland Brian Boru. The name is also used in Scotland. Despite its beautiful meaning, many will find the hard "gorm" sound too much to get past.

20 Names Similar to Gormlaith

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Gormlaith.

• Thanh
• Pipsa
• Aoi
• Regal
• Heinrik
• Pipaluk
• Thanh
• Sini
• Ozari
• Ximun
• Brave
• Marja
• My
• Islwyn
• Meraud
• Rishi
• Ino
• Hadas
• Dagney
• Idalis

Famous People Named Gormlaith

• Gormlaith ingen Murchada third wife of Brian Boru, High King of Ireland
• Gormlaith ingen Conaing mac Flainn Queen of Tara, first wife of Flann Sinna, High,King of Ireland
• Gormflaith ingen Flann Sinna Queen of Tara

Gormlaith in Pop Culture

• Gormlaith Gaunt character in J.K. Rowling's "Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry"
• Anglicized as Gormley and Gormeley it survived into the 17th century.