Somerled

Gender Masculine
Usage Old Norse (Anglicized)

Meaning & History

Anglicized form of the Old Norse name Sumarliði meaning "summer traveller". This was the name of a 12th-century Norse-Gaelic king of Mann and the Scottish Isles.

Related Names

VariantSumarliði
Other Languages & CulturesSorley(Scottish) Somhairle(Scottish Gaelic)

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Categories

anglicizations, nobility, seasons, summer, time periods, travel
Entry updated January 21, 2022