Sorcha

Sorcha is a Gaelic feminine given name. It is common to both the Irish and Scottish Gaelic languages, and is derived from a Gaelic word meaning "brightness".

In Ireland, the name is often mistakenly considered as a Gaelic form of the etymologically unrelated name Sarah (a Biblical name, meaning "princess") due to the superficial similarity in pronunciation, especially in the common Anglophone pronunciation that approximates the Irish sound [x] (ch) consonant not found in English with [ʃ] (sh) or [k] (k), just like Dorcha, which means "dark". Sorcha is also commonly Anglicised as Sally, the diminutive of Sarah.