Docherty - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Docherty \d(o)-cher-ty, doch(e)-rty\ is a variant of Doherty (Irish, Gaelic), and the meaning of Docherty is "harmful".

The baby name Docherty sounds like Taggert. Other similar baby names are Douherty and Dougherty.

Docherty is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#26647 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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