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Dorch

Dorch proper noun: a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Proper noun

Dorch (plural Dorches)

  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Forms of Dorch

pluralDorches

Origin of Dorch

Perhaps from Scottish Gaelic dorch (“dark”).

Questions about Dorch

What does Dorch mean?
Dorch means a surname from Scottish Gaelic.
What part of speech is Dorch?
Dorch is a proper noun.

Words near Dorch in the dictionary

  1. dorcastry
  2. Dorce
  3. Dorcely
  4. Dorcelys
  5. Dorces
  6. Dorch
  7. Dorcha
  8. Dorches
  9. Dorchester
  10. Dorchester County
  11. Dorchester on Thames

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