Ruy (name)

Ruy is a male given name and family name .

Origin and meaning

Ruy is a medieval Spanish and Portuguese short form of the name Rodrigo . The spelling Rui is also common in Portugal .

Name bearer

• Ruy Barbosa (1849–1923), Brazilian writer, lawyer and politician
• Ruy Belo (1933–1978), Portuguese poet, essayist and translator
• Ruy Castro (* 1948), Brazilian author, journalist and translator
• Ruy Cinatti (1915–1986), Portuguese poet, anthropologist and agronomist
• Ruy González de Clavijo († 1412), Spanish diplomat and author
• Ruy Guerra (* 1931), Brazilian film director
• Ruy López de Segura , Spanish chess teacher
• Ruy López de Villalobos , Spanish explorer
• Ruy Ramos (Japanese ラ モ ス 瑠 偉, Ramosu Rui; * 1957), Japanese football player born in Brazil
• José Ruy Gonçalves Lopes (* 1967), Brazilian priest, Bishop of Jequié

Surname

• Alberto Ruy-Sánchez (* 1951), Mexican writer

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ruy on behindthename.com (Engl.)