Given name

Ruihi

“one who is illuminated”

In Maori use, Ruihi carries the interpretation “one who is illuminated.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

In Maori use, Ruihi carries the interpretation “one who is illuminated.”

How it developed

Ruihi is used as a form of Lucy.

Ruihi’s family of names

Ruihi is a form of Lucy. Ruihi has a related form in Ruihea. Ruihi has a related form in Ruihee.

Walk Ruihi’s family in the name graph

RuihiRuihyRuiheyRuiheaRuiheeRuihieLucyLouisLouise

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 5

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 3

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Ruihi, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Maori

Ngaio

“from the trees; a clever woman”

No U.S. birth series

27% boys · 73% girls

Turkish · Mythological

Aka

Aka is a masculine given name. It is used in Turkish.

No U.S. birth series

48% boys · 52% girls

Maori · Shared

Nyree

“a yellow-haired woman”

25RareRising

35% boys · 65% girls

Maori · Royal

Hemi

“he who supplants”

13Very rareSteady

63% boys · 37% girls

Maori

Arona

“one who is colorful and viva- CiOuS”

0Not recently recorded

29% boys · 71% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Ruihi’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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