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Ruairi correct pronunciation?

53 replies

Mushypea888 · 03/08/2018 03:43

Our new baby is to be called ruairi but we have heard several ways to say it.
OH family is Irish but even they can't agree!
I'm told definitely not "Roar ee" like story unless in southern Ireland
OH thinks it should be more rur-ee like ggrrr, rolling the u sound
MIL thinks more like Roo-ree as in "kangaroo"

Anybody else got a ruairi in the family? Our other boy is a red head so we hope this name will fit our new arrival perfectly.

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Ca55andraMortmain · 03/08/2018 04:10

I'm Scottish but assuming it's the same pronounciation as Ruairidh I would say it's like brewery without the B!

junebirthdaygirl · 03/08/2018 04:00

I'm lrish. I would go for your dhs version. Its lrish for Rory. Lovely name.

allthegoodusernameshavegone · 03/08/2018 03:58

Which way do you prefer and use that.