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View Name: Ruadh


RUADH
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Irish, Scottish
Meaning & History
Gaelic byname meaning "red", often a nickname for one with red hair. This was the nickname of the Scottish outlaw Raibeart Ruadh MacGregor (1671-1734), known as Rob Roy in English.
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VARIANT: Roy (Scottish)
DIMINUTIVE: Ruadhán (Irish)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Roy (Dutch), Roy (English)
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