Gormflaith
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{{lang|ga|Gormfhlaith}} ({{IPA|ga|ˈɡɔɾˠəmˠˌlˠa}}; {{langx|sga|Gormflaith}}) is an Irish-language feminine given name meaning "blue princess" or "illustrious princess".
{{lang|ga|Gormfhlaith}} is also a Gaelic mythological personification of Ireland. The word {{lang|ga|Gormfhlaith}} is a compound of the Irish words {{lang|ga|gorm}} ("blue") and {{lang|ga|flaith}} ("sovereign").
{{lang|ga|Gormfhlaith}} is noted in early Irish texts as the name of several queens closely connected with dynastic politics in 10th- and 11th-century Ireland, and was one of the most popular Irish feminine given names between the 8th and 16th centuries.
Bearers of the name
- {{lang|ga|Gormflaith ingen Fhlaithnath}}, Abbess of {{lang|ga|Cluana Bronaigh}}, died 810
- {{lang|ga|Gormlaith Rapach}}, Queen of {{lang|ga|Ailech}}, died 840
- {{lang|ga|Gormflaith ingen Donncadha}}, Queen of {{lang|ga|Ailech}}, died 861
- {{lang|ga|Gormlaith ingen Flann mac Conaing}}, Queen of Tara, {{fl.}} 870
- {{lang|ga|Gormflaith ingen Flann Sinna}}, Queen of Tara, died 948
- {{lang|ga|Gormlaith ingen Murchada}}, Queen of Ireland, died 1030
- {{lang|ga|Gormflaith ingen Floind maic Mail Sechnaill}}, Princess of {{lang|ga|Mide}}, died 1046
- {{lang|ga|Gormflaith ingen Cathail}}, died 1063
- {{lang|ga|Gormflaith Ní Fócartai}}, died 1076
- {{lang|ga|Gormflaith Ní Chonchobuir Ciarraige}}, Princess of Kerry, died 1110
- {{lang|ga|Gormflaith ingen Murchadha maic Máil na m-Bó}}, Princess of Leinster, died 1112
- {{lang|ga|Gormflaith ingen Buadachain}}, died 1127/1134
- {{lang|ga|Gormflaith Ní Branan}}, died 1314
- {{lang|ga|Gormflaith Ní Diarmata}}, Princess of Moylurg, died 1324
- {{lang|ga|Gormflaith Ní Domnaill}}, died 1350
- {{lang|ga|Gormflaith Níc Uidir}}, Princess of Fermanagh, died 1352
- {{lang|ga|Gormflaith Bean Uí Dhomhnaill}}, Queen of {{lang|ga|Tír Chonaill}}, died 1416
- {{lang|ga|Gormflaith Bean Uí Ruairc}}, Queen of {{lang|ga|Breifne}}, died 1425
- {{lang|ga|Gormflaith Ní Seghannain}}, died 1432
- {{lang|ga|Gormflaith Ní Duibhgeannáin}}, died 1437
- {{lang|ga|Gormlaith Chaomhanach}}, Princess of Leinster, died 1465
- {{lang|ga|Gormflaith Bean Uí Suibhne}}, died 1468
- {{lang|ga|Gormflaith Ní Domnaill}}, Princess of {{lang|ga|Tír Chonaill}}, died 1524
- {{lang|ga|Gormflaith Ní Ruairc}}, Princess of {{lang|ga|Breifne}}, died 1585
- Gormfhlaith Ní Thuairisg, broadcaster for Raidió na Gaeltachta
See also
External links
- http://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Feminine/Gormlaith.shtml
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