Somerled

Norse, Scottish Gaelic, “summer traveler”

Somerled Origin and Meaning

The name Somerled is a boy's name .

A rare and evocative name which calls to mind warm, endless summer days. This is an Anglicized form of the Old Norse name Sumarliði, also found in Scottish Gaelic as Somhairle (pronounced SO-ar-lee). The Sorley spelling is now more popular in Scotland.

Somerled was the name of a 12th-century king of Mann and the Scottish Isles.