Anyone from Wicklow/Wexford/Waterford? How do you pronounce this name?

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I've read some threads on here suggesting that some people from the southern counties (I'm assuming that can be anywhere from Wicklow to Kerry) would pronounce Ruairi as Roar-y.

Can anyone from Wicklow, Wexford or Waterford confirm or disagree with that?! We've picked it because we like the Roo-a-ree pronounciation but I'm trying to work out if my in-laws will drive me mad by using a different one! We picked a name for DC1 that we thought both families would say the same (I'm from UK) but ILs say it differently to everyone else, including friends from all over Ireland.

To me, Roar-y is Rory, a different name!

Wicklow born and bred, and am a teacher so encounter lots of names. Ruairí I would pronounce your way, more or less, as that's how it is said if you go by Gaeilge phonetics (RURE-a-REE)

Anyone saying "roar ree" for it is wrong if you ask me.

Rory is a different name and pronunciation to me.

Ruairí (Roo-er-ree) is the Irish pronunciation, Rory is the anglicized version of that. Like Ciarán (Kee-er-awn) and Kieran (Keer-an). Plenty of Rorys and Roo-rees to be found in Ireland. Strictly speaking Roo-er-ree is just an approximation of how a native speaker of Irish would pronounce it, as there are broad Rs and slender Rs in Irish, depending on the vowel that goes with the R. AOU are broad and I and E are slender. I'm sure someone will be on to disagree with me though.

Thank you.

It's a Scottish name too, and the pronounciation is well-recognised here, so that is part of the appeal.

I don't mind slight deviations in the roo-a-ree pronounciation to account for accent, but I already know from DC1 that it will drive me mad if the ILs say something completely different!

In Cork, it is certainly Ruairí = Roo-er-ree

Rory is the same name in English. In the past this would be been more common, but there is more interest in Gaelic names for kids these days.

I don't think anyone would say Rory if you say Ruairí. They might say Roo-ree though. Lots of people are called the Irish version of names and I don't think people would just start calling them by the English version. I'm not from an Irish speaking area but I have met plenty of the following in English speaking Ireland -Tomás (Tum-aw-s for Thomas), Pádraig/Pádhraic Paw-drig/Pauric (Patrick), Séamas (James) Diarmaid (Jeremiah though really it's just an old Irish name with no connection to the biblical name) Ciarán, Seán (John) Gearóid (Gar-owed) (Gerard). It would be really a strange thing to call someone something other than their name! Can't say I've met many men or boys called Caoimhín (Cuh-wee-veen) though (outside of Irish stealing areas) - that's Kevin and Kevin seems to have stuck. My own name has an English version and I've never been called it!

The only thing with Ruairí is that like Kevin, Rory has been more popular so people might be unfamiliar. Brian is pronounced Bree-in in Irish and I think people might be unfamiliar with that as the anglicized version is so prevalent. Ditto the name Niall should be Nee-ul like Niamh but seems to be usually pronounced Nile.

Anyway, I'd say you're safe enough. Unless it's just the case that your in-laws are a bit odd/strange and deliberately call him Rory.