Sorcha is a Gaelic feminine 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...

. It is both Irish

Irish language

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 and Scottish Gaelic, and is derived from a Gaelic word meaning "brightness". In Ireland, because Sorcha is pronounced "sorr-kha", the name has been considered as a Gaelic form of the etymologically unrelated name Sarah, and in consequence Sorcha has been Anglicised as Sally

Sally

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, Sarah. The name Sarah is a Biblical name, meaning "princess"; Sally is a pet form of this name. In Scotland, Sorcha has been Anglicised as Clara

Clara (given name)

Clara is a female given name. It is the feminine form of the Late Latin name Clarus which meant "clear, bright, famous". Various early male Christian saints were named Clarus; the feminine form became popular after the 13th-century Saint Clare of Assisi , one of the followers of Saint Francis, who...

. The English Clara is derived from the Latin

Latin

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 clarus, meaning "bright", "famous". Sorcha can also be pronounced "sir-a-ka", and "sir-ka"

Notable people with the name Sorcha

• Sorcha Boru
  Sorcha Boru
  Sorcha Boru was the assumed or studio name of Claire Everett Stewart, a potter and ceramic sculptor. Most of her works include small items such as figurines, vases, planters and salt and pepper shakers, mostly done in the art deco style...
  
   (1900-2006), American potter
• Sorcha Ní Ghuairim
  Sorcha Ní Ghuairim
  Sorcha Ní Ghuairim was a teacher, author, and Sean-nós singer.There was nothing out of the ordinary about the Ó Guairim family. There were 11 children in the family. Sorcha was the youngest. Sorcha was particularly well-known as a singer. She joined her sister Máire Ní Ghuairim, in Dublin in...
  
   (1911-1976), Irish teacher, author, Sean-nós singer
• Sorcha Cusack
  Sorcha Cusack
  Sorcha Cusack Born in Dublin on 9 April 1949, She has made many film and television appearances including The Bill, Casualty , the 1973 BBC adaptation of Jane Eyre and the worldwide hit movie Snatch as the traveller mother of Mickey played by Brad Pitt...
  
   (born 1949), Irish actress
• Sorcha Ní Chéide
  Sorcha Ní Chéide
  Sorcha Ní Chéide, Irish actress, plays Ríona on the Irish language drama, Ros na Rún.Ní Chéide has been a regular cast member since 2000. She had worked extensively in Irish-language television, stage and screen.-External links:...
  
  , Irish actress