Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Ruairaidh

"What the...?"


That's the most common response people have when they first read my name.

"Are you ... air raid? Is that what that says?"

No. It is the Scotch-Gaelic spelling of the name Rory. Yes, Gaelic. It's a very unusual language from Scotland and Ireland which has absolutely no connection with any Latin-based language. Furthermore, Rory means "red" in that old Scotch language. Anyone who knows me, will know why my name means "red."

But given that Gaelic is so unusual, I've titled this blog with the English spelling for clarity.