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Ruan

ROO-an

Popularity

#8800

rising

Letters

4

Syllables

2

Origin

Irish

Total Births

75

Peak Year

#10 in 2022

First Recorded

1983

Style

Modern & Trendy

Spelling

Easy to spell

What It Means

This name has multiple origins. In Irish, it's a diminutive of Ruadhán, meaning 'little red one'. In Portuguese, it can mean 'big' or 'wide'.

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Numerology

7

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