Forbflaith (later Farbhlaidh, Forbhlaith, or Forlaith) is an Irish and Scottish Gaelic feminine given name meaning "an overlord, ruler, sovereign".eDIL - Dictionary of the Irish Language Letter F, Column 335 It was recorded in this form in 8th-century Ireland.Forbflaith: MedievalScotland.org
The Anglicized form Ferelith has been in rare use since the late 19th century (a prominent bearer being Lady Anne Ferelith Fenella Bowes-Lyon (1917–80), later Princess Anne of Denmark, a niece of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother).Sheard, K. M. (2011), , p. 225, .
People Forbflaith ingin Connlai of Tethba, abbess of Clonburren, d. 775-780. Forbhlaith, Countess of Atholl (floruit 1247)
See also List of Irish-language given names
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