Órlaith (older spelling: Órfhlaith, newer spelling: Orlagh Órla) is an

Irish language Irish (an Caighdeán Oifigiúil, Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic languages, Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European lang ...

female Female (symbol: ♀) is the sex of an organism that produces the large non-motile ova (egg cells), the type of gamete (sex cell) that fuses with the male gamete during sexual reproduction. A female has larger gametes than a male. Females a ...

given name. The meaning of the name derives from Ór, meaning "Golden" and Flaith, meaning "prince" although as names with "flaith" suffixes are almost always exclusively feminine, this is usually interpreted as meaning "princess". The retention of the 'fh' within the spelling maintains the ability to easily derive the true meaning of the name, but as this is silent, it is common to see this redacted. All spellings of the name are however pronounced the same, as "OR-la".

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Órfhlaith Begley Órfhlaith Begley (; born 19 December 1991) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician. She is the Member of Parliament (MP) for the West Tyrone constituency of the British House of Commons, having first won the seat in a by-election on 3 May 2018. Pri ...

, Member of Parliament for the West Tyrone constituency in the United Kingdom parliament. *

Órfhlaith Foyle Órfhlaith Foyle is an Irish novelist and poet. Foyle was born in Nigeria to Irish missionary parents, living there as well as Kenya and Malawi, all of which had a profound effect upon her writing. She has a Bachelor in Humanities, and is a ...

, Irish author. *

Órlaith íngen Cennétig Órlaith íngen Cennétig, was Queen of Ireland. She was executed in 941. Background Órlaith appears to be the only recorded daughter of King Cennétig mac Lorcáin of Thomond (died 951). Her siblings included Mathgamain mac Cennétig (King of ...

Queen Queen or QUEEN may refer to: Monarchy * Queen regnant, a female monarch of a Kingdom ** List of queens regnant * Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king * Queen dowager, the widow of a king * Queen mother, a queen dowager who is the mother ...

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

, died 941 (executed). * Órlaith Ní Maoil Seachnaill,

of Midhe, died 1066. * Órlaith Nic Cennétich, died 1104. * Órlaith Ní Mael Sechlainn,

of Connacht, died 1115. *

Órlaith Ní Diarmata Órlaith (older spelling: Órfhlaith, newer spelling: Orlagh Órla) is an Irish language female given name. The meaning of the name derives from Ór, meaning "Golden" and Flaith, meaning "prince" although as names with "flaith" suffixes are almos ...

Princess Princess is a regal rank and the feminine equivalent of prince (from Latin '' princeps'', meaning principal citizen). Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or for the daughter of a king or prince. Princess as a subs ...

of Moylurg, died 1252. *

Órlaith Ní Conchobair Órlaith (older spelling: Órfhlaith, newer spelling: Orlagh Órla) is an Irish language female given name. The meaning of the name derives from Ór, meaning "Golden" and Flaith, meaning "prince" although as names with "flaith" suffixes are almos ...

of Connacht and

Abbess An abbess (Latin: ''abbatissa''), also known as a mother superior, is the female superior of a community of Catholic nuns in an abbey. Description In the Catholic Church (both the Latin Church and Eastern Catholic), Eastern Orthodox, Coptic ...

, died 1283. * Orláith Forsythe, member of the Belfast-based band Dea Matrona.

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* http://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Feminine/Orlaith.shtml {{DEFAULTSORT:Orlaith Irish-language feminine given names

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