Ruadhán/Ruadh

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Hello

struggling to find a Scots Gaelic/Scottish boy name

was set on Ruadh but now can’t use

is Ruadhán only Irish? It feels similar.

can’t use ruairaidh.

thank you

Ruadhan is handsome.

Is the accent the other way around in Scotland?

@Darknessandquiet I had it the other way round then second guessed myself. I thought it was red headed?

PP meant it’s a handsome name, ie a lovely name.

ahhh. Thank you. I’m hoping for a Scots link!

I’m not Scottish and not sure how to read it phonetically; how would each of those names me pronounced? I think I know that Ruairaidh is similar to Rory, would yout suggested names maybe be pronounced similar to Roar and Roarhan?

Roo-ah
roo- ahn

to my knowledge

Ruadh is a nickname. It would be unusual to actually have this as a given name.

Murdo
Calum
Iain
Seoras
Uisdean
Tormod
Seumas
Cailean
Eoin

Are you Scottish/Gaelic speakers?
Seems odd to choose a name you're not even sure of how to pronounce.
2 of my DC have gaelic names but we do speak Gaelic.

How do you pronounce Ruadh and Ruadhan just out of interest @SnoopysHoose?
Is it the same as OP? Is Ruadhan used much in Scotland at all?
(I’m not sure about the accent in Gaelic, sorry.)

I know how to say them in Irish. Ruadh is the same as OP said (Roo-ah) but we usually spell it rua these days. As a word anyway, I’m not sure how much it’s used as a name. It was used more as an addition to a name in the past, eg Eoghan Rua.

Ruadhán is Roo-awn where I am in Ireland but it varies with dialect so it’s sometimes more like ann than awn.

https://forvo.com/word/ruadh%C3%A1n/

Ruadh; Roo-ah
have heard it a few times but not Ruadhan.
I'm always mystified by people using Gaelic names if it's not in their background etc

I'm Irish and love Ruadhán (Roo-awn).

I have a friend who called one of their sons that as it was their mother's maiden name (Ruane).

@SnoopysHoose not personally a native speaker but have family members who are. Exploring GME for children, keen to embrace that aspect of our culture.

If OP is Scottish aren’t Gaelic names in her background though?

@Darknessandquiet i hope so! I’m Scottish, brought up in a Gaelic nursery but lost most of what I learned as it wasn’t an option at school. Competed at the Mòd as a kid, brought up in a family who didn’t speak the language but sang it. Keen to honour that part of my culture if I can. Had my heart set on Ruadh but not able to use that now. Thank you for the ideas- looking at them all!

Ruadhán is irish as far as I know , it's on the list for my current baby but it doesn't matter that it's technically not Scottish, if you love it then use it. I'm irish and looked at loads of Scottish names last time I was pregnant. The two languages are pretty similar.

@Darknessandquiet
A huge amount of Scottish people have no knowledge or background in Gaelic, my own children have had to explain their names more times than people understanding them.
Clearly OP has a solid background and wishes to use a traditional name.
Personally I do find it odd when people choose names with no link, ie both parents born in England absolutely no connection to a country but choose say a Welsh/French/German name, but that's me

What about Ruaridh? It's much more common in Scotland than the others so DS shouldn't run into any issues with spelling/pronunciation.

OP said she can’t use that @jjblack.

A huge amount of Scottish people have no knowledge or background in Gaelic.
I’d disagree with that I think @SnoopysHoose. No knowledge of, maybe yes, or just a little knowledge perhaps. But it’s in their heritage so they do have the background in that sense. Many of their ancestors probably spoke it.

I’m Irish and only a minority are native or fluent speakers of Irish here, but that doesn’t mean the language isn’t very important to many others. You don’t have to speak a language well for it to be very important to you if it’s part of your heritage.

@jjblack close friend has used ruaraidh (different spelling) so feel it’s out of bounds.

@Darknessandquiet
I've extensively researched my family tree on all sides; half Irish/half Scottish heritage.
There are many people whose whole Scottish heritage is based from central area downwards, no connection to Gaelic speaking at all, scoff at it and think it's useless and something for the Highlands and Islands, I'd not be telling you you're wrong about Irish heritage , maybe stick to what you know and not be correcting people about their own history.

Ah sorry I don't think I noticed due to the different spellings :(

Fair enough…but you did the exact same thing to OP so maybe consider that too.