English
O'Gorman
O'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’diminutive form of gorm
- EnglishtodayO'Gorman
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’diminutive form of gorm
- EnglishtodayO'Gorman
The story
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gormáin (‘descendant of Gormán’), 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 / O'Gorman