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ROO-awn
Ruadhan
OriginIrish
Meaning"red-haired"
GenderBoy
About Ruadhan
Ruadhan (sometimes spelt with a fada: Ruadhán) is a fashionable name in its native Ireland. Borne one of the Twelve Irish Apostles, it originated as a diminutive of Ruadh, meaning "red-haired". It has sometimes been Anglicized as Rowan.
Pronounced ROO-awn.
Editor's take: The name Ruadhan is a boy's name of Gaelic, Irish, Irish Gaelic origin meaning "red-haired".
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