Ruairi
Ruairi is a boy name of Irish origin, meaning Red king.
What Ruairi means
Red king.
Ruairi sits at 6 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room. Its 4 vowels give it a flowing rhythm.
Where Ruairi comes from
Irish names come from the Gaelic tradition, and most of the familiar spellings are anglicisations of older forms. The original often looks nothing like the version in common use today.
Ruairi is recorded as Irish in origin. Browse other Irish names.
How popular is Ruairi?
Ruairi sits outside the top 100 boy names we currently track. For many parents that is the appeal: a name with genuine history behind it that has not been picked up by everyone at once.
The character of Ruairi
Ruairi spans royalty and rule and Color, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Ruairi
These share Ruairi's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Rory — Red king.
- Rowan — Little red one; the rowan tree.
- Rian — Little king.
- Brendan — Prince; little raven.
- Conn — Chief; high one.
- Flynn — Son of the red-haired one.
- Tiernan — Little lord.
- Riona — Queenly.
- Aine — Radiance; queen of the fairies.
- Maeve — She who intoxicates; queen.
- Orla — Golden princess.
- Orlaith — Golden princess.