Can I spell like this and pronounce like this...

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Ruairi (Irish spelling) but pronounced Rory.

I know the traditional way to say it in Ireland is Roo-a-ree (like Brewery without the B) but I'm not fond of the sound.

DH's grandad was Irish and DH would like an Irish name for next baby. I love the spelling of this but love the sound of Rory (whereas find the Rory spelling a bit bland).

Does it matter?!

Your child will then spend their entire life having to explain that it's spelt differently to how it's pronounced.
I have to and it's a PITA.

Your child will then spend their entire life having to explain that it's spelt differently to how it's pronounced.

This.

I've known people called Ruaridh who pronounce it to sound like Rury, or even Rory. On that basis I'd say it'd be okay so long as you don't mind other people using a mix of pronunciations.

I like the Roo-a-ree pronunciation, perhaps it will grow on you?

If you’re not fond of the sound then don’t give your child a name that sounds like that.

It’s like naming your child Niamh and then pronouncing it Neevah instead of Neeve.

If you like the name Rory use that spelling, ridiculous to spell it as an entirely different name & expect people to figure it out. ( I really dislike it when people misuse Irish names by changing by pronunciation or spelling 😖)

I know two Ruairis, pronounced Roo-ree (no ‘a’ sound in the middle). This pronounciation is common where we are (Scotland).

How about Rori/Roary/Roari?

Spelling one name and pronouncing another just overcomplicates things. I know someone who pronounces their son’s name Aaron, but spell it Arran. It’s just confusing!

No. What the other two said. You can't opt to use an Anglicised version of a name for pronunciation purposes but use the correct spelling from another language which means the name is pronounced entirely differently.

Also, there is a síne fada over the final 'i' in Ruairí, otherwise that final 'i' is pronounced as in the 'i' sound in 'immaculate' or 'introvert', not 'ee'.

Thats silly. Its like spelling the name as Charlotte but it's pronounced Sonja.

Please don't give your children a name that will give them a lifetime of explaining. Both my SIL and I keep spelling our names and it's very annoying. I have colleagues that have known me for 10+ years and still can't spell my name right.

I will 2nd James

I have a granddaughter with an Irish first name. DIL decided to make her own spelling and pronunciation of it though.

Poor child has her name pronounced wrong and spelt wrong.

She starts school this year and she is already stressing over her name.

Her name is also a traditional Irish SURNAME, never a first name, in Ireland.

I found a few males with her name as a first name, in America.

Poor child.

Oh, and to make It worse for her, her name is hyphenated with Mai.

Isn't this the spelling and pronunciation of Brian's child in the Archers?

I wouldn’t, Ruairi is pronounced properly in Scotland and Ireland, but would get changed to Rory in England. So I would probably use the Anglicised spelling in England to save the bother of correcting folk. (My DC all have Scottish names, and people insist on anglicising them)

sally I’m desperate to know what her name is now...

He would get both pronounciations. My brothers a Rory and my gf’s brother is a Ruari but both get called a mix of both all the time (could be us living in NI though where people are used to both names, yet just decide to pronounce whichever way they please )

Well that is fairly unanimous! Thanks all.

Apologies for omitting the fada - on a phone that I can't really work. Perhaps I will grow on the pronunciation. Another thought was Cormac as that's fairly straightforward but I'm not as keen.

Thank you for setting me straight anyway

Ooh I like cormac!

No I pronounced it how you wanted us to pronounce it before you explaining how to pronounce it phew if that makes sense

And much prefer that spelling too

Cormac is great.

Rauri- could this spelling work? It’s spelt as it sounds I guess

But I too like cormac xx

Cormac is my favourite boy name ever. Would definitely use if I had a ds.

I love Cormac!

It would depend on where you live though. In some English dialects it would be pronounced Caw-mac. Where we are (North Scotland) it would be pronounced Cor-mic.

You can spell a name Ruairi and pronounce it Rory but you might get corrected. Why not call him Rory? It's a nice name.

There also an Irish spelling that's Ruaidhri if you want to make it really complicated! The one I know pronounces it Rory.

I really like Rory, will that not grow on you? If not, how about Deaglan? Or Diamuid? They are my favorites.