Sorcha is a

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feminine

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. It is common to both the

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and

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languages, and is derived from the

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word ''sorchae, soirche'' meaning "brightness". In Scotland, ''Sorcha'' has traditionally been Anglicised as ''

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'', which retains the name's Gaelic meaning: the English ''Clara'' is derived from the

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''clarus'', meaning "bright", "famous". The variant pronunciation of this name as is commonly confused by English-speakers with Saoirse , meaning "freedom".

Notable people with the name Sorcha

Sorcha Boru Sorcha Boru was the studio name of Claire Everett Stewart ( Jones; April 13, 1900 – January 30, 2006), a potter and ceramic sculptor. Most of her works include small items such as figurines, vases, planters, and salt and pepper shakers, most ...

(1900–2006), American potter *

Sorca Clarke Sorca Clarke is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Longford–Westmeath constituency since the 2020 general election. She was elected on the first count and is the first Sinn Féin TD to serve the constitu ...

, Irish politician *

Sorcha Cusack Sorcha Cusack (; born 9 April 1949) is an Irish television and stage actress. Her numerous television credits include playing the title role in ''Jane Eyre'' (1973), ''Casualty'' (1994–1997), ''Coronation Street'' (2008) and ''Father Brown'' ...

(born 1949), Irish actress *

Sorcha Groundsell Sorcha Groundsell (born 15 February 1998) is a Scottish actress. She starred in the Netflix series ''The Innocents (TV series), The Innocents'' (2018) and the independent film ''Far From the Apple Tree'' (2018). Early life Her father was a gr ...

(born 1998), Scottish actress *

Sorcha MacMahon Sorcha MacMahon (20 July 1888 – 13 December 1970) was an Irish nationalist and republican who was active during the Easter Rising of 1916 and both the War of Independence and the Irish Civil War. Early life She was born Sarah Teresa MacMahon ...

(1888–1970), Irish nationalist and republican *

Sorca McGrath Ships are an Irish synth-pop-disco duo based in Dublin. They won the Choice Music Prize in 2017. Career Ships are composed of real-life couple Simon Cullen and Sorca McGrath. Cullen graduated from Trinity College, Dublin in 2004 with an M.Phil ...

, Irish musician *

Sorcha Ní Chéide Sorcha Ní Chéide, is an Irish actress who works extensively in Irish-language television, stage and screen. She is most famous for her role as "Ríona de Burca" on the long-running Irish language drama, ''Ros na Rún''. Other roles have incl ...

, Irish actress *

Sorcha Ní Ghuairim Sorcha Ní Ghuairim (11 October 1911 – 1976) was a teacher, writer, and Sean-nós singing, sean-nós singer. Life Sorcha Ní Ghuairim was born in Roisín na Manach, Carna, County Galway, Carna in the Connemara Gaeltacht in County Galway on 1 ...

(1911–1976), Irish teacher, author, Sean-nós singer *

Sorcha Richardson Sorcha Richardson (born 22 September 1990) is an Irish singer-songwriter from Dublin. Early life Sorcha Richardson grew up in Dalkey. She formed her first band aged 10 with schoolfriends. She went to Brooklyn to study creative writing. Career ...

, Irish singer-songwriter

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* http://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Feminine/Sorcha.shtml

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Notable people with the name Sorcha

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