Name Element RÚAD

Type Word
Usage Old Irish

Meaning & History

Old Irish word meaning "red" [1].

Related Items

Given Name DescendantsRoy(Dutch) Rorie, Rory, Roy, Ormond, Ormonde(English) Rory, Ruaidhrí, Ruairí(Irish) Ruadh(Medieval Irish) Ruadh(Medieval Scottish) Ruaidrí(Old Irish) Roderick, Rory, Roy(Scottish) Ruairi, Ruairidh, Ruaraidh, Ruaridh(Scottish Gaelic)
Surname DescendantsMacGrory, Mac Ruaidhrí, McCreery, McCrory, Orman, Ormond, Ormonde, Ó Ruaidh(Irish) MacGrory, McCreery, McCrory(Scottish) MacRuaraidh(Scottish Gaelic)

Sources & References

  1. Matasović, Ranko. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic. Brill, 2009, page 315.
Entry updated January 21, 2022