At a Glance: Name: Rui – Origin: Portuguese; Japanese; Chinese (three distinct, unrelated origins) – Pronunciation: RWAY
Rui is a Portuguese; Japanese; Chinese (three distinct, unrelated origins) name. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Rui
Origin: Portuguese; Japanese; Chinese (three distinct, unrelated origins).
A common claim: Often glossed on baby-name sites as Chinese for 'auspicious' or 'sharp, keen' (referencing characters such as 瑞 or 锐). Actually: Oversimplified: as a Chinese name element, 'Rui' can correspond to several different characters with different meanings, and the Portuguese and Japanese uses are unrelated origins entirely, so no single fixed meaning applies.
Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.
How to Pronounce Rui
Phonetic: RWAY IPA: /ˈrweɪ/
Popularity of Rui
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1967–2024.
Lists That Include Rui
- 175+ Portuguese Baby Boy Names From Lisbon to São Paulo
- 175+ Japanese Baby Boy Names That Are Strong and Serene
- Chinese Baby Names With Beautiful Characters
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