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