Given name
Teàrlach
“instigator”
In Scottish Gaelic use, Teàrlach is a form of Toirdhealbhach. One interpretation is “instigator.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Scottish Gaelic use, Teàrlach is a form of Toirdhealbhach. One interpretation is “instigator.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Scottish Gaelic use, Teàrlach is used as a shortened form of Toirdhealbhach.
Teàrlach’s family of names
Teàrlach has a feminine form in Tearlag. In Scottish Gaelic usage, Teàrlach has a conventional equivalent in the English form Charles. In Scottish Gaelic usage, Teàrlach has a conventional equivalent in the English form Terence.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
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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