"Roady"

[jann]

Can anyone give me any information on the first name, "Roady".  I presume it's a nickname.


thanks.

Jann

[enfield]

I know some Ryans from Tipperary have adopted this as a nickname because there are so many Ryans here.
 Tom.

[jann]

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

[enfield]

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.

[greenhome]

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.

[aghadowey]

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.'

[greenhome]

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.

[Norahs]

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

[greenhome]

Roady is a nickname for Rodolphus, as indicated on baptismal records from Ireland for relatives of mine who went by Roger/Roady/Rody.