Names

Anglicized form of Ó Ruadháin.

From Chinese 阮 (ruǎn), which refers to a type of musical instrument, similar to a lute.

From the feminine given name Rózsa.

Originally taken from an Old English place name meaning “Royse’s town”. The given name Royse was a medieval variant of Rose.

Originally derived from a place name meaning “rye hill” from Old English ryge “rye” and hyll “hill”.

From French roue meaning “wheel”, ultimately from Latin rota, an occupational name for a wheelwright.

Originally derived from a place name meaning “rye hill”, from Old English ryge “rye” and dun “hill”.

Variant of Royston.

Originally derived from the medieval given name Royse, a variant of Rose.

From Gaelic ruadh meaning “red-haired”.