Ruairí
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See also: Ruairi
Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old Irish Ruaidrí. Cognate to Scottish Gaelic Ruairidh and Manx Ruaree.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Ruairí m (genitive Ruairí)
- a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Rory
Derived terms[edit]
- Ruairí an mheán oíche m (“fly-by-night”)
Descendants[edit]
- → English: Rory
Further reading[edit]
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “Ruaiḋrí”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society