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 [ syll. rui, ru-i ] The boy name Rui is pronounced RUWiy KEY. Rui's language of origin is Germanic and it is used mainly in the Portuguese language. Rui is a variant of Roderick (English and German). Rui is also a Portuguese short form of Rodrigo (Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish). Rui is unusual as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. Among the group of boy names directly linked to Rui, Rodrigo (Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish) was the most popular in 2008. Baby names that sound like Rui include Rio (Spanish), Rorie (Irish and Scottish), Rory (English, Irish, and Scottish), Ruairí (Irish and Scottish), Arrio, Aureo (Spanish), Rais (Arabic), Ray (English), Rey (Spanish and English), Roar (Scandinavian), Roi (French), Rowe (English), Roy (English, Dutch, French, German, and Scottish), Ruari (Irish), Ruy (Spanish), Ry (English), and Rye (Polish). KEY: approx English pronunciation for Rui: R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
