Given name
Ruairidh
Ruairidh is a masculine given name from Old Irish. It is used in Scottish Gaelic.
Original IrishRuairí
Meaning & origin
Ruairidh’s family of names
In Scottish Gaelic usage, Ruairidh has a diminutive in Rodachan. In Scottish Gaelic usage, Ruairidh shares a linguistic root with the Irish form Ruairí. In Scottish Gaelic usage, Ruairidh has a conventional equivalent in the English form Rory.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ruairidh has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Irish roots to each of them.
Irishwhere Ruairidh comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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