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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish Ruaidrí. Cognate to Irish Ruairí and Manx Ruaree.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
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
References
- ^ 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