Given name

Feardorcha

“man”·“dark”

Feardorcha is a masculine given name. It is used in Irish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Feardorcha is built from elements meaning “man” and “dark”.

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How it developed

In Irish Gaelic use, its formation brings together fear (“man”) and dorcha (“dark”).

Feardorcha’s family of names

In Irish usage, Feardorcha has a conventional equivalent in the English form Frederick. Feardorcha has an English adaptation in Frederick. Feardorcha has an English adaptation in Ferdinand.

Walk Feardorcha’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

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Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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