Ruairí

See also: Ruairi

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish Ruaidrí. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic Ruairidh and Manx Ruaree.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɾˠuəɾʲiː/

Proper noun

Ruairí m (genitive Ruairí)

  1. a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Rory

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: Rory
  • → Fingallian: Rory

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “Ruaiḋrí”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 918; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
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