Gormflaith

(; ) is an Irish-language feminine given name meaning "dark princess" or "illustrious princess".

is also a Gaelic mythological personification of Ireland. The word ' is a compound of the Irish words ' ("dark, blue") and ' ("sovereign").

' is noted in early Irish texts as the name of several queens closely connected with dynastic politics in 10th- and 11th-century Ireland, and was one of the most popular Irish feminine given names between the 8th and 16th centuries.

Bearers of the name

• , Abbess of , died 810
• , Queen of , died 840
• , Queen of , died 861
• , Queen of Tara, 870
• , Queen of Tara, died 948
• , Queen of Ireland, died 1030
• , Princess of , died 1046
• , died 1063
• , died 1076
• , Princess of Kerry, died 1110
• , Princess of Leinster, died 1112
• , died 1127/1134
• , died 1314
• , Princess of Moylurg, died 1324
• , died 1350
• , Princess of Fermanagh, died 1352
• , Queen of , died 1416
• , Queen of , died 1425
• , died 1432
• , died 1437
• , Princess of Leinster, died 1465
• , died 1468
• , Princess of , died 1524
• , Princess of , died 1585
• Gormfhlaith Ní Thuairisg, broadcaster for Raidió na Gaeltachta

See also

• List of Irish-language given names

External links

• http://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Feminine/Gormlaith.shtml