Saorlaith is an Irish language

Irish language

Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...

 female given name

Given name

A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...

. Alternative spellings are 'Searlaith', 'Searla' or 'Saorla'.

Pronunciation- 'Seh'rla'. The spelling Serlah is the best way to get the correct pronunciation from English speakers

Anglosphere

Anglosphere is a neologism which refers to those nations with English as the most common language. The term can be used more specifically to refer to those nations which share certain characteristics within their cultures based on a linguistic heritage, through being former British colonies...

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The name translates as 'Noble Princess', or in other words 'free-born woman'. Saorlaith was the mother of an Ulster king

Kings of Ulster

The Kings of Ulster were of the Ulaid, and up till about AD 450, ruled as over-kings of the ancient cóiced of Ulster. Ptolemy's map shows them as the Voluntii and adjacent Darini. They were joined in the kingship by the later attested Cruithne...

 and was reputed to be of great beauty and wisdom.

The name has seen some increased popularity in Ireland with the renewed popularity of Irish names in recent years.

Bearers of the name

• Saerlaith inion Elcomach
  Sáerlaith inion Elcomach
  Saerlaith inion Elcomach, Irish centenarian, died 969.Saerlaith is recorded in the Annals of Ulster, sub anno 969, which states "Saerlaith, daughter of Elcomach, died aged one hundred."-See also:...
  
  , Irish
  Irish people
  The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
  
   centenarian
  Centenarian
  A centenarian is a person who is or lives beyond the age of 100 years. Because current average life expectancies across the world are less than 100, the term is invariably associated with longevity. Much rarer, a supercentenarian is a person who has lived to the age of 110 or more, something only...
  
  , died 969.

External links

• http://www.medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Feminine/Saerlaith.shtml