Baby boy names Ruairidh

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Hello, we have found out we are having a baby boy. I love the name Ruairidh but my husband is not so sure due to the spelling. What do you all think? Is it going to be spelled wrongly all the time? Any other name suggestions? We wanted something not too common. We thought about Rory instead but unsure?

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You could just leave out the dh at the end - just have it as Ruairi.

I love the name but agree it’s open to too many misspellings

Ruadhan is a similar vibe but I think it's a nicer name and a little more contemporary than Ruairidh.

How do you pronounce it?

As a recruiter I wouldn't have a clue how to pronounce it!

Are you in Scotland? I knew a few Rhuaridhs growing up - it didn't seem to cause much issu

It looks too complicated. No idea how to say it.

Rudyard?

It’s a great name. But Ruairi is a simpler spelling.

In irish its roo-ri , might be slightly different in Scottish

The most anglicised way to pronounce it is Rory but there’s actually a slight inflection and it should be like a soft roo-ry. But (as an Irish person living in England), I think insisting on that might be hard for people.

Is it like Roo-ree? So kind of like Rory but with a long first syllable?

I think it might be a bit closer to Ruar-ree than Roo-ree, but that might just be my accent. (North Dublin.)

I think I’d probably go with Rory as I think a lot of Irish names are hard to spell. It does sound nice though, unlike Aisling pronounced Ashling or Sadhbd which is something like Sive/Sieve

My favourite name- that I wasn't brave enough to use. Love it!
I like the Welsh Rhodri too.

I have absolutely no idea where to start with saying or spelling that name. Is it common where you live? Never seen anything like it before (Surrey)

I have a Ruairidh and whilst I’m Scottish we don’t live in Scotland at the moment. He gets Roo a lot but to be honest most people get the pronunciation quickly when you explain, Rory with a U works well in our local accent…

If you are in England I think it will be constantly mispronounced and misspelled. Sorry. It's a nice name though .

I only know it from a relative called that.

It's said like roo ree but I do see how it looks like it's hard to say and spell, back to the drawing board! Thank you all

To give you something to think about my DD has Polish roots and we named her Sofia. It should really have been Zofia but I thought it would be too much. She tells me she would’ve really liked Zofia 😂

OP we have one. 🙂 I love the name so much, I don't mind people misspelling it or mispronouncing it (often awfully). Even in Scotland some checked they pronounced it right. I've gotten used to the slight inconvenience and I am usually prepared to spell it out or explain how to pronounce it. We're expecting another child and I have no qualms about choosing another gaelic name. 😍

I do realise my child might mind the inconvenience so we've given him a traditional middle name that he can use instead if he wishes.

If he lives anywhere other than Scotland, he will have to spell his name out all the time and tell people how to pronounce it.

I have a weird surname and have to spell it out all the time - hotels, doctors, dentists etc..... it's annoying. Personally, I would keep it simple.

We use Rory with a u to explain the pronunciation too. But some teachers he's had have then written it as Rury. 🙄

Just to add most people do make the effort the pronounce and write it correctly. It sounds best from his Scottish relatives though. 🙂

I'm in Scotland and know quite a few Ruaridhs and they are all always known as Roo.

If you don't mind that go for it, I really dislike it though.