Given name
Goraidh
Goraidh is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Scottish Gaelic.
Meaning & origin
The story
In Scottish Gaelic use, Goraidh shares an earlier linguistic root with Godfrey. The history of Godfrey gives this family its wider story. Godfrey was in use during the Middle Ages.
Explained through its name family
Goraidh’s family of names
Goraidh shares a linguistic root with Godfrey. In Scottish Gaelic usage, Goraidh has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Godofredo. In Scottish Gaelic usage, Goraidh has a conventional equivalent in the English form Godfrey.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Goraidh has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Old Norse roots to each of them.
5 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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