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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Sumarlidi m. Old Icelandic sumarliði 'summer slider (lit.), sailor, mariner'.

The name of a 12th C king of the Isles.

The Gaelic form of the name is Somhairle.

Scotland
Latin
1238 Sumerledi (gen) CartLevenax p. 13
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Sumarlidi". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2018, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2018/1/name/Sumarlidi.