Sorcha

SUR-a-kha · brightness, radiance

Sorcha is an Irish girl’s name, said SUR-a-kha, and it means brightness, radiance.

How to say Sorcha

Sorcha is said SUR-a-kha, written the way an English speaker would read it. Ulster, Connacht and Munster each put their own turn on a name, so you may hear it said a little differently depending on where you are.

What Sorcha means

Sorcha means brightness, radiance.

Also written as

Sorcha turns up in English with these spellings: Sorka.

Names that mean something similar

• Áine: radiance, brightness
• Niamh: radiance, brightness
• Aoibhe: beauty, radiance
• Aoife: beauty, radiance

More Irish girls’ names

• Siún: Irish form of Joan / Jane
• Treasa: Irish form of Teresa; also “strength”

All Irish names, with meanings and pronunciations · Write Sorcha in Ogham · Sorcha in the old Gaelic script