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Title: "Roady"
Post by: jann on Tuesday 29 August 06 15:54 BST (UK)
Can anyone give me any information on the first name, "Roady".  I presume it's a nickname.


thanks.

Jann
Title: Re: "Roady"
Post by: enfield on Tuesday 07 November 06 13:23 GMT (UK)
I know some Ryans from Tipperary have adopted this as a nickname because there are so many Ryans here.
 Tom.
Title: Re: "Roady"
Post by: jann on Tuesday 07 November 06 22:55 GMT (UK)
Thank you.  I am interested in the O'Meara family of Ballymacky. 

I was wondering if Roady was a nickname for Rodger or Rodney or even for some female name like Rhoda.    Have you ever heard it used in that way?

Jann
Title: Re: "Roady"
Post by: enfield on Wednesday 08 November 06 06:58 GMT (UK)
I have not heard it in that way. If you search for Ryan Roady/Rody on the net there may be more info.
 Regards.
 Tom.
Title: Re: "Roady"
Post by: greenhome on Friday 28 December 07 02:40 GMT (UK)
Roady / Rody / Is an Irish name which stands for Rodolpho it is male and is translated into the English as  Roger.  I have many in our family tree, which is from Ballmackey.

Ned.
Title: Re: "Roady"
Post by: aghadowey on Friday 28 December 07 15:09 GMT (UK)
I know of a Robert (one of at least three with the same surname in a townland) who worked repairing roads and was called 'Roadman Robert.'
Title: Re: "Roady"
Post by: greenhome on Friday 28 December 07 15:17 GMT (UK)
Thanks,  but do you know what Townland?  According to baptismal records Roady or Rody or Roadi is abbreviated of Roldophus.  It looks like a Latin name, but I believe it to be Celtic.  It translate in our family to Roger.

If you receive this jann,  I had a suspicion that was you.
Title: Re: "Roady"
Post by: Norahs on Friday 10 July 09 00:06 BST (UK)
I see it quite often, I am working on Armitage genealogy. What I was told was that it was a nickname for Roger/Rhody/Rody
Title: Roady
Post by: greenhome on Wednesday 15 July 09 14:13 BST (UK)
Roady is a nickname for Rodolphus, as indicated on baptismal records from Ireland for relatives of mine who went by Roger/Roady/Rody.
Title: Re: "Roady"
Post by: Norahs on Wednesday 15 July 09 20:01 BST (UK)
 :)greenhome :)
Thanks for the added info.  All these little bits help when finding information.
Title: Re: "Roady"
Post by: annclare on Wednesday 15 July 09 20:47 BST (UK)
Rhody is also an abbreviation of Roderick- It is quite common as a personal name in Tipperary.

Annclare
Title: Re: "Roady"
Post by: greenhome on Wednesday 15 July 09 21:54 BST (UK)
I have never seen Roderick on any official documents, is this a legitimate name or could Roderick be short for something else?  I think we may need to turn to the Irish for translation.

Thanks,

Ned
Title: Re: "Roady"
Post by: annclare on Wednesday 15 July 09 22:14 BST (UK)
Roderic or Roderick is the anglicised version of Ruadhrí (Rory). Ruadhrí O Connor was a 12th century Irish king . I have come across  a number of people named Roderic/Roderick  and who use the abbreviated version Rody or Rhody.
annclare
Title: Re: "Roady"
Post by: greenhome on Thursday 16 July 09 13:32 BST (UK)
Thank you for the clarification, I thought Rodrick sounded to much non Celtic, but then again so does Roldophus, which still puzzels me. Its origin apears Roman, and shows up in Dutch and English names, and one Irish Viscont. And Yet I found it on a number of Irish baptismal records during the 1860 & 70's.  i know there was an Irish Bishop of Armagh with that name as well.  Or maybe it to was anglicized.  I think I would prefer Rory over Rody.
Thanks again.
Title: Re: "Roady"
Post by: Oaks and Acorns on Thursday 16 July 09 18:06 BST (UK)
Many Irish baptismal registers will have the name in Latin, which was the 'official' language of the Catholic Church. Very few people would have been known in everyday life by the Latin name on a baptismal cert.

Dara.
Title: Re: "Roady"
Post by: greenhome on Thursday 16 July 09 19:20 BST (UK)
That is interesting, so what would the Irish of Rodolphus be?  Or for that matter English.
Title: Re: "Roady"
Post by: aghadowey on Thursday 16 July 09 19:34 BST (UK)
Perhaps this website will help with Irish names, Latin versions, etc.-
www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/6587/Irname.html

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Title: Re: "Roady"
Post by: Oaks and Acorns on Thursday 16 July 09 22:38 BST (UK)
Thank you aghadowey, I hadn't seen that link previously.

Dara.
Title: Re: "Roady"
Post by: Norahs on Friday 17 July 09 01:04 BST (UK)
aghadowey
I looked up the website, www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/6587/Irname.html for the names and found it very helpful.  Thanks for another suggestion.  It all helps. Thanks again.

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Title: Re: "Roady"
Post by: sevenhills on Friday 16 July 10 01:08 BST (UK)
When in Ireland recently I stayed in Ashmore House in Cashel where the owners (Ryans) had a very detailed history of their ancestry - The Rody Ryans. If you contact them they would be able to give you details of the compiler.
Title: Re: "Roady"
Post by: banjoman1 on Friday 10 February 12 00:12 GMT (UK)
Quote from: jann on Tuesday 29 August 06 15:54 BST (UK)
Can anyone give me any information on the first name, "Roady".  I presume it's a nickname.


thanks.

Jann
Title: Re: "Roady"
Post by: banjoman1 on Friday 10 February 12 00:14 GMT (UK)
Rody is a short name for Roderick.
Title: Re: "Roady"
Post by: Kerryman on Sunday 04 March 12 21:54 GMT (UK)
When Roady (or usually Rody) is a suffix it usually is associated with the Ryan family  - the Ryan Rody's. In my Ryan Rody line I was told by my grandfather (born 1890s) that it is derived from their red hair ( ruadh in Irish.) If it is for e.g. Roddy Ryan, it is most likely that it is from Rory,  (ruaidhri in Irish) which name is anglicized as Roger.
K.