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- Irish · derived fromÓ Gormáin“descendant of Gormán”
- English todayGorman
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gormáin (“descendant of Gormán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of gorm (“dark blue; noble”). Compare O'Gorman.
Words from the same roots
IrishÓ Gormáin all →
O'Gorman
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.