Definitions

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  • proper noun A female given name

Etymologies

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From the Scottish Gaelic Sorcha ("light, radiant")

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Examples

  • Join Sorcha Faal on one of the most incredible journeys of human existence ever written in her just fully translated book, The Children of Winter: Russia to Rule World By 2012.

    Consider the Source I 2008

  • A legendary relic, a dragon-wrought amulet, the Heart of Fire may be the salvation of her people, and Sorcha is willing to pay any price to obtain it, but when she discovers the price is the loss of her humanity, she learns caution too late.

    Romance Divas » 2007 » February 2007

  • A legendary relic, a dragon-wrought amulet, the Heart of Fire may be the salvation of her people, and Sorcha is willing to pay any price to obtain it, but when she discovers the price is the loss of her humanity, she learns caution too late.

    Debbie Mumford’s latest release… 2007

  • A legendary relic, a dragon-wrought amulet, the Heart of Fire may be the salvation of her people, and Sorcha is willing to pay any price to obtain it, but when she discovers the price is the loss of her humanity, she learns caution too late.

    Romance Divas » 2007 » February » 10 2007

  • In this gigantic struggle, soon to overcome all of Earth’s peoples, join Sorcha Faal as she explains in great detail that the ancient mythologies of the Norse, Icelandic, Germanic, and others of the Arctic’s Circumpolar peoples are nothing more than ‘the other side of the coin’ of the ancient writings and prophecies of Hebrews and Christians.

    Consider the Source I 2008

  • _Nurse_: And wasn't the journey long on you from Sorcha, that is at the rising of the sun?

    Three Wonder Plays Lady Gregory 1892

  • Are you planning on doing more with this series, or revisiting earlier characters, such as Sorcha’s mother in a prequel?

    Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » INTERVIEW: Juliet Marillier, Part 1 2006

  • Sorcha alone can save them, but there's a catch - she must complete a terrible task set by the Faerie Queen, and she must not utter a single sound until she's done so.

    32. Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier 2009

  • I initially went with a 4 because it was Sorcha's situation, more than Sorcha herself, that ripped into me.

    32. Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier 2009

  • Sorcha and her six older brothers are as close as can be.

    32. Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier 2009

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