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
- ↑ Ruy on behindthename.com (Engl.)