Ruari vs ruairi vs Rory

[Fuzzyduck21]

Can someone tell me the differences in pronunciation for these three please?

Thank you

All pronounced the same. Also spelled Ruaraidh in Gaelic speaking Scotland.

Ruairidh and Ruari sound more like Roo-ary. Just a slight difference from the Anglicised Rory.

No, the first two are pronounced 'Roo-ree' while the last is ''Roh-ree'

(If you're a native speaker there is a whiff of a difference between 'Ruari' and 'Ruairi' but not worth thinking about for practical purposes if English is your language!)

I wouldn't pronounce them all the same - the first two are ROO-a-ree, and the last is ROAR-ay.

I think the first two might be modern Irish spellings, but the pronunciation is usually the same as the Gaelic, as written by Roseformeplease.

To me, Ruairi is pronounced Roo-ree (emphasis on first syllable) and Rory is Roar-ee and Ruari is just spelled wrong??

Children I know called Ruairi have specified that they are to be called Roo-ree or Roar-re, they had their own preference (or their parents did, I suppose).

I have a Ruairi - It's pronounced Roo-ree. Sometimes people pronounce it Roar-ee (strangely enough often DH's Irish family)and I usually correct them! It's a great name and we generally get a lot of positive comments about it ( well to our faces anyway, people might say all sorts behind our backs)!