Etymology

Gorrie

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Scottish Gaelic Mac Goraidh ← Old Norse Guðrøðr ← Proto-Germanic *gudą
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The story

  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*frīdaz“peace, tranquility, friendship”
  2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*gudą“god, deity, divine”
  3. Old Norse · derived fromGuðfríðr
  4. Old Norse · derived fromGuðrøðr
  5. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromMac Goraidh
  6. English todayGorrie

Short form of McGorrie, from Scottish Gaelic Mac Goraidh, from Old Norse Guðrøðr, from Old Norse Guðfríðr, from Proto-Germanic *gudą (“god, deity, divine”) + Proto-Germanic *frīdaz (“peace, tranquility, friendship”). Doublet of Godfrey and Jeffrey. Related to Icelandic Guðfríður, German Godafride, Latin Godefridus and Irish McGorry.

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