Ceist mar gheall ar an t-ainm “Aora”

[fearfeasog]

Hi all. My brother is doing research into our family, and came across the name “Aora Lynch” in the records as our sean-sean-seanmháthar. (great-great grandma). my question is–has anyone heard of this name as being an Irish name, or does anyone have any idea what Irish name it might be a variant of, English or otherwise? All I can think of is caora, and I really doubt anyone would name their beloved child “Sheep!”

This is a woman from contae Cill Dara (Kildare) we believe. Town of Naas.

pé rud, go raibh míle maith agaibh agus ádh mhór oraibh go léir, Mark

[padraiginrua]

Is it possibly Nora? Another thought – maybe a nickname for Honora, a name quite common at the time.

[fearfeasog]

thanks for that, I’ll pass it on.

[fearfeasog]

an tusa an Páidrigín ceana a bhfuil aithne agam uirthi as na seachtainí agus deireadh seachtainí in Esopus? mise Mark Bodah is cuimhin leat mé–is “Daltaí Diva” honórach mé.

ignore that if i’m wrong about ya! 😉

[Seáinín]

One hit I got was the name of a Western Scotland town anglicized to Inveraray but in Scottish Gaelic is Inbhir Aora. There’s a Wikipedia article about the town here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inveraray.

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