Forbflaith

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Gender Feminine
Usage Medieval Irish, Medieval Scottish
Other Forms FormsFarbhlaidh (modern Gaelic form), Forbhlaith, Forlaith, Ferelith (anglicized form)

Meaning & History

Gaelic name which meant "overlordship" and "overlord, ruler, sovereign", derived from Old Irish fír "true" and flaith "ruler; sovereignty" (compare Gormlaith, Órfhlaith, Talulla). This was borne by one of the two heiresses of an early 13th-century earl of Atholl in Scotland.
Added 6/10/2016 by Frollein Gladys
Edited 3/17/2019 by SeaHorse15, Frollein Gladys and Evil