Ruairidh
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Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish Ruaidrí. Cognate to Irish Ruairí and Manx Ruaree.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Ruairidh m (vocative a Ruairidh, diminutive Ruaireachan or Ruarachan or Rodaidh or Rodachan)
- a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Rory, Roderick, or Derick
Descendants
[edit]- English: Rory
References
[edit]- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
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