Continuing my love affair with boy names ending in A with my latest crush: Rua (ROO-ah) 
It’s a simplified spelling of the Irish name Ruadh “red”, and both spellings are in rare but regular use in [name_f]Ireland[/name_f]. Last year, Rua ranked in the #300s there and Ruadh in the #400s – so familiar, but not super popular.
What do you think of Rua? What middle names would you pair with it?
I really like it! it reminds me of [name_u]Rue[/name_u], which I also love (though I think I prefer the [name_m]Ruadh[/name_m] spelling)
I think [name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] sounds good, but [name_u]James[/name_u] honestly sounds good as a middle for anything
Rua [name_u]Connor[/name_u]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]Evren[/name_u]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]Blaine[/name_u]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Daniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Felix[/name_m]
It’s not my personal style but I quite like it for you! I think it goes well with your other children’s names. Short and spunky!
I’d go for something more masculine as a middle, just to be sure. And somewhat long since [name_m]Rua[/name_m] is so short. Something like [name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Barnaby[/name_m], [name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]Callahan[/name_u], [name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Caspian[/name_m], [name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Felix[/name_m], [name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Leander[/name_m], [name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Maximilian[/name_m], [name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Malcolm[/name_m], [name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m], [name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Percival[/name_m], [name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]Sullivan[/name_u], [name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Shepherd[/name_m], [name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Tobias[/name_m], [name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Vincent[/name_m], [name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]Wilder[/name_u], [name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Xander[/name_m], etc.
Rua is great, I really like it!
Rua [name_u]Blair[/name_u]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]Jem[/name_u]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]Lane[/name_u]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]Everest[/name_u]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]Yarrow[/name_u]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]Brave[/name_u]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]Lionel[/name_u]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]George[/name_u]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]Wilde[/name_u]
I’ve not heard it before but really like it. I do tend to feel ‘ah’ sounds lean more feminine, but I like it’s short and sweet appeal.
I saw it recently on a list of yours and it immediately went onto my name list! I really like it. I’m a big R name fan - [name_u]Remy[/name_u], [name_u]Rory[/name_u], [name_u]Rex[/name_u], [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m], [name_m]Raphael[/name_m], Rio etc. - and [name_m]Rua[/name_m] feels like a mix of [name_u]Rory[/name_u], Rio and [name_u]Rue[/name_u] (which I also love) to me. It’s very spunky and whilst it’s unusual, it’s also very wearable (in my opinion).
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]Valentine[/name_u]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Lucian[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Malachi[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Caspian[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Dashiell[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Finbar[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]Gabriel[/name_u]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]Florian[/name_u]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]Callahan[/name_u]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Leopold[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Jack[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Fergus[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]Tristan[/name_u]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Finnian[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]Nico[/name_u]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]Dorian[/name_u]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Finnegan[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Lysander[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Chet[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]Marlowe[/name_u]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Leander[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Winston[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Phineas[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]Darcy[/name_u]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Raphael[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Miro[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Stellan[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Percival[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Tavish[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Soloman[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Wilfred[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]Forest[/name_u]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Bastian[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]Milo[/name_u]
I like its simplicity! Cute and quirky 
Reminds me of [name_u]Rue[/name_u] which is super sweet (but has an unfortunate meaning)
I’d pair it with…
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]Florian[/name_u]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Theoden[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]Jasper[/name_u]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]Elliot[/name_u]
… something warm and friendly!
I really like the sound of [name_m]Rua[/name_m]! I like [name_m]Frederik[/name_m] as a middle name for [name_m]Rua[/name_m].
So many wonderful suggestions! Thank you so much, you all really have a handle on my style 
These are my faves so far…
Rua [name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Barnaby[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]Callahan[/name_u]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Maximilian[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]Sullivan[/name_u]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Shepherd[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]Lionel[/name_u]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]Wilde[/name_u]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]Florian[/name_u]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
… and basically all of @TDFM’s amazing suggestions 
Thank you, we have very similar taste for sure!
You always have the best finds! [name_m]Rua[/name_m] reminds me of ruach which is the Hebrew word for spirit (but meant more in a pep rally/summer camp way). All the roo names have such a gentle strength that I really love.
There may be repeats:
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]Constantine[/name_u]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Bernard[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Balthasar[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Alasdair[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]Auberon[/name_u]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]Florian[/name_u]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Barnabas[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Felician[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Sylvester[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]Montgomery[/name_u]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Hadrian[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Sacheverell[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Cedric[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Cosimo[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]Peregrine[/name_u]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Lysander[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Maxence[/name_m]
Ooh, so many amazing names here (love seeing another [name_m]Sacheverell[/name_m] fan!) but [name_m]Balthasar[/name_m], [name_m]Felician[/name_m], [name_m]Lysander[/name_m] and especially the gorgeous [name_u]Peregrine[/name_u] are especially singing for me with [name_m]Rua[/name_m]. Thanks so much!
Ooooh, I’ve never heard of [name_m]Rua[/name_m] but I love it! So simple, but bright and full of energy and personality 
(I also just like “Ru” names, so that’s probably part of it). You’ve gotten so many amazing middle name suggestions already, but I’ll come back if I can think of anything else I love!
Rua is so handsome and gentle! I really like it.
Rua [name_m]Felix[/name_m], [name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], [name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] and [name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]Bellamy[/name_u] came to mind
@katkabet
I don’t think I’ve seen [name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]Willow[/name_u], [name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]Thaddeus[/name_u], [name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]Taliesin[/name_u] or [name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]Cassidy[/name_u] yet and I love them, thank you.
I agree! It’s such a sweet, rugged and lively little name.
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]Bellamy[/name_u] is beautiful! 
Wow [name_m]Rua[/name_m] is stunning!!! I do think I slightly prefer the sweet [name_u]Rue[/name_u] but both are great
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Phineas[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Raphael[/name_m] (I love the alliteration of this personally)
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Alistair[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Alaric[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Benedict[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Barnaby[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Caspian[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Conrad[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Casper[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Desmond[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Evander[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Elio[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Faraday[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Isidore[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Ignatius[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Ignacio[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Leander[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Leopold[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Leonidas[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Maximilian[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Marius[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]Montgomery[/name_u]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Nikolai[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Nicodemus[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Nicanor[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]Oleander[/name_u]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Octavian[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Osiris[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]Peregrine[/name_u]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Simeon[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_m]Winston[/name_m]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]Winslow[/name_u]
[name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_f]Everdeen[/name_f]
So many amazing ideas but [name_m]Phineas[/name_m], [name_m]Raphael[/name_m], [name_m]Faraday[/name_m], [name_m]Isidore[/name_m] and [name_u]Winslow[/name_u] are especially grabbing me.
And [name_u]Peregrine[/name_u] again! Thanks to all who have suggested it, I think [name_m]Rua[/name_m] [name_u]Peregrine[/name_u] is the favourite so far
Rua is interesting… but honestly just makes me think of the Portuguese word for “street”, le sigh.
I like everyone’s ideas for combos; I just can’t really get past “street”? Also, ironically, reminds me of [name_f]Lua[/name_f] (Portuguese word for “moon”), and both [name_m]Rua[/name_m] and [name_f]Lua[/name_f] in Portuguese are feminine, so I find it harder to see on a boy? But besides my association with Portuguese I think I’d see the appeal. 
I didn’t know it was Portuguese for “street”, that’s good to know. I don’t think it would put me off ultimately but I can definitely see why it’s hard to get past for you. I feel the same about [name_u]Rue[/name_u] being “street” in [name_u]French[/name_u], even though I love it.
I would use the spelling [name_m]Ruadh[/name_m] for this reason. It’s hard for me to imagine a person named [name_m]Rua[/name_m].
Yeah, similar concept for sure! Weirdly I sort of like that about [name_u]Rue[/name_u]—it just seems so romantic and I see Parisian cobblestone streets and all sorts of [name_u]French[/name_u] adventures. But [name_m]Rua[/name_m] just makes me think of a dirt road in the middle of Brazilian wilderness. 
Somehow, not quite so romantic!