Given name & surname · also Gaelic
Sorley
“of the summer vikings”
Sorley is used as a given name and a surname. One Irish interpretation is “of the summer vikings.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Irish interpretation is “of the summer vikings.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Irish.
How it developed
In English usage, Sorley developed from Somhairle. In English usage, Sorley developed from Sumarliði.
Sorley’s family of names
In English usage, Sorley developed from the Scottish Gaelic form Somhairle. Sorley has a related form in Sorlea. Sorley has a related form in Sorlee.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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