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Toirdhealbhach (male)

Variants:Terence (M) Traolach (M) Turley (M) Turlough (M)
Diminutive(s):Tárlach (M) Teàrlach (M)
Feminine form:Teàrlag (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

Irish Gaelic, possibly meaning "instigator".

There is a folk belief that the name derives from the Norse god of Thunder, Porr, but this is not established [ONC].

Anglicized as Terence, Turlough or Turley.
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