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Ruairidh

Scottish Gaelic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Irish Ruaidrí. Cognate to Irish Ruairí and Manx Ruaree.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈrˠuəɾʲɪ/
  • (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈrˠuɤðɪ/, [ˈrˠʊɔ̝̈ðɪ] (nominative), [ˈɾʉøðɪ] (genitive/vocative)[1]

Proper noun

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Ruairidh m (vocative a Ruairidh, diminutive Ruaireachan or Ruarachan or Rodaidh or Rodachan)

  1. a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Rory, Roderick, or Derick

Descendants

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  • → English: Rory

References

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  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
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