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English
Etymology
From Old Irish Erc (modern Irish Earc), a word for which the electronic Dictionary of the Irish language gives several meanings, but the most likely meaning for the name is "spotted, speckled, motley," from Proto-Celtic *ɸerkos (“perch”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- (“colored”).[1]
Proper noun
Erc
- (Irish mythology) A member of the conspiracy that killed Cúchulainn, but was killed by his second cousin Conall the Victorious. Son of Cairbre Nia Fer and brother of Achall.
References
- ^ Oudaer, Guillaume & Lajoye, Patrice (2014): The Journal of Indo European Studies. *Percos/*Ercos: An Unknown Celtic Theonym, p. 50
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