Ormond

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  • English (Rare)
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Ruaidh meaning "descendant of RUADH".

RUADH   male   Irish, Scottish
Gaelic byname meaning "red", often a nickname for one with red hair. This was the nickname of the Scottish outlaw Raibeart Ruadh MacGregor (1671-1734), known as Rob Roy in English.
EQUIVALENTS
ENGLISH: Ormonde
OTHER FORMS
DUTCH: Roy
ENGLISH: Rowan, Rowanne, Roy
IRISH: Rowan, Ruadh, Ruadhán
SCOTTISH: Roy, Ruadh