English
Orla
Orla comes from Irish Órfhlaith ‘golden princess’.
- Irishc. 1200–presentÓrfhlaith‘golden princess’
- EnglishtodayOrla
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Irishc. 1200–presentÓrfhlaith‘golden princess’
- EnglishtodayOrla
A compound of ór ‘gold’ + flaith ‘princess’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- ‘to dawn, become light, become red’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éws-o-m
Proto-Italic *auzom ‘gold’
Latin aurum ‘gold’
Old Irish ór ‘gold’
Irish ór ‘gold’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂wélh₁tis ~ *h₂wl̥h₁téy-
Proto-Celtic *wlatis ‘sovereignty’
Old Irish flaith ‘lordship, sovereignty, rule’
Irish flaith ‘princess’
The story
Anglicized version of Irish Órfhlaith (‘golden princess’), from ór (‘gold’) + flaith (‘princess’).
Every English word from Irish Órfhlaith
Today it means
name A female given name from Irish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Irish Órfhlaith / Orla