Boy · Old Irish
Ruairí
Say it: ROO-ree
Meaning
From Old Irish Ruaidrí, from rúad 'red' and rí 'king'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 210 babies given this name since 1988
- At its height in 2020, about 1 in 85,300 boys
- 20 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Ruaidhrí, Ruaidrí
| English | Rory |
|---|---|
| Scottish Gaelic | Ruairidh |
Famous bearers
- Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair, last High King of Ireland
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- The Irish annals and early Irish literature
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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