English
Gorman
Gorman comes from Irish Ó Gormáin ‘descendant of Gormán’, from gorm ‘dark blue’, and ultimately from Proto-Celtic *gurmos.
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*gurmos‘dun, dark, blue’reconstructed
- Old Irishc. 600–900gorm‘blue’
- Irishc. 1200–presentsame form‘dark blue’
- Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentÓ Gormáin‘descendant of Gormán’
- Englishearliest quotation 2025Gorman
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*gurmos‘dun, dark, blue’reconstructed
- Old Irishc. 600–900gorm‘blue’
- Irishc. 1200–presentsame form‘dark blue’
- Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentÓ Gormáin‘descendant of Gormán’
- Englishearliest quotation 2025Gorman
Earliest quotation: 2025, Grace Toohey and Clara Harter: “Evacuation warnings were issued for areas around Hungry Valley,…”
The story
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gormáin (‘descendant of Gormán’), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of gorm (‘dark blue; noble’).
Every English word from Proto-Celtic *gurmos
Today it means
name A surname from Irish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Celtic *gurmos / Gorman