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Where does “dorcha” come from?

dorcha (Irish) comes from Old Irish dorchae — dark, gloomy; obscure; gloomy, morose.

dorcha (Irish): dark; hidden, secret, mysterious; shy

Definitions

  1. dark; hidden, secret, mysterious; shy

Ancestry of “dorcha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdorchaedark, gloomy; obscure; gloomy, morose

Words derived from “dorcha”

  • andorchacht
  • dorchacht
  • Feardorcha
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