Boy's name
Feardorcha
“far-DOR-a-kha”
fear, 'a man', and dorcha, 'dark' — the dark-complexioned man
The story behind the name
A description that hardened into a name, common in the sixteenth century and in use for long after. Often written An Feardorcha, 'the dark man', with the article still attached.
Famous people with this name
- Feardorcha Ó Conaill (1876–1929) — Irish writer
Irish people with an English Wikipedia article whose given name is recorded as Feardorcha on Wikidata; descriptions from Wikidata.
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