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Gender Feminine
Usage Medieval Irish, Pictish
Other Forms FormsCobhlaith (younger variant), Cowley (Anglicized form)
Meaning & History
Believed to mean "victorious sovereignty", from Old Irish cob "victory" and flaith "ruler, sovereign, princess". This name was relatively common in the early Irish period. It was also the name of a 7th century Pictish princess.