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| R: | (ROH-nawn) Old Irish=ron "seal" + dim. suffix -an; or "a pledge." Ten saints, including Ronan of Lough Derg and Ronan of Lismore had this name. Ronan. |
| Ronat: | "seal." |
| Rooney: | "redhaired." Ruanaidh. |
| Rory: | (Teut) "famous ruler"; variant of Ruairi. Ruaidhri, Roderick. |
| Ross: | (RAWS) from Old Irish ros "promontory." Popular; borne by kings, heroes, saints. Ross MacMahon, Archbishop of Armagh was an opponent of Cromwell. |
| Ruadan: | (ROO-an) Old Irish=ruad "red-haired." Son of Bress and Brighid, and fought with the Fomorians against the Tuatha De Danann. Ruadhan, Rhodan. |
| Ruaidhri: | (RWE-e-ree)(Teut) "famous ruler"; from Teutonic Roderick. Rory, Roderick. |
| Ruairi: | (ROO-e-ree) Old Irish=name Ruaidri: ruad "red" + re "king." Ruaidre Ua Conchobair, last high king of Ireland died in died in 1170. Ruaidhri, Rory. |
| Ruarc: | (ROO-ark) Old Irish=arg "champion, hero", and source of surname O'Rourke. Anglicized Rourke. |
| Ryan: | "little king." Rhyan, Ryne, Rian |
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