Órlaith (older spelling: Órfhlaith, newer spelling: Orlagh Órla) is an
Irish language
Irish ( Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European language family. Irish is indigenous to the island of Ireland and was ...
female given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
. The meaning of the name derives from Ór, meaning "Golden" and Flaith, meaning "prince" although as names with "flaith" suffixes are almost always exclusively feminine, this is usually interpreted as meaning "princess". The retention of the 'fh' within the spelling maintains the ability to easily derive the true meaning of the name, but as this is silent, it is common to see this redacted. All spellings of the name are however pronounced the same, as "OR-la".
Bearers of the name
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Órfhlaith Begley
Órfhlaith Begley (; born 19 December 1991) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician. She is the Member of Parliament (MP) for the West Tyrone constituency of the British House of Commons, having first won the seat in a by-election on 3 May 2018. Pri ...
, Member of Parliament for the
West Tyrone constituency in the United Kingdom parliament.
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Órfhlaith Foyle
Órfhlaith Foyle is an Irish novelist and poet.
Foyle was born in Nigeria to Irish missionary parents, living there as well as Kenya and Malawi, all of which had a profound effect upon her writing.
She has a Bachelor in Humanities, and is a ...
, Irish author.
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Órlaith Ãngen Cennétig,
Queen of
Ireland, died 941 (executed).
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Órlaith Nà Maoil Seachnaill,
Queen of
Midhe, died 1066.
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Órlaith Nic Cennétich, died 1104.
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Órlaith Nà Mael Sechlainn,
Queen of
Connacht, died 1115.
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Órlaith Nà Diarmata,
Princess of
Moylurg, died 1252.
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Órlaith Nà Conchobair,
Princess of
Connacht and
Abbess, died 1283.
* Orláith Forsythe, member of the Belfast-based band Dea Matrona.
See also
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List of Irish-language given names
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Orla
Orla may refer to:
Places
*Orla, Missouri, USA
*Orla, Texas, USA
*Orla, Jharkhand, India
*Orla, Podlaskie Voivodeship (north-east Poland), a village
**Gmina Orla, a commune centred on the village
*Orla, Krotoszyn County in Greater Poland Voivodesh ...
External links
* http://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Feminine/Orlaith.shtml
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Irish-language feminine given names