Sorcha

Sorcha is a Gaelic feminine given name. It is common to both the Irish and Scottish Gaelic languages and is derived from a Gaelic word meaning “brightness.” In Scotland, “Sorcha” has traditionally been Anglicised as “Clara,” which retains the name’s Gaelic meaning: the English “Clara” is derived from the Latin “Clàrus,” meaning “bright, famous.” The variant pronunciation of this name is commonly confused by English-speakers with both the masculine “Seóirse” (equivalent to Georgia) and the feminine “Saoirse,” a modern repurposing of the Irish vocabulary word “saoirse” which means “freedom.”