Rui Costa is a Portuguese professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Abu Dhabi. He is best known for winning the 2013 UCI Road World Championships in Tuscany, Italy – the first Portuguese to do so, three stages of the Tour de France in 2011 and 2013, and the 2012, 2013 and 2014 editions of the Tour de Suisse, becoming the first cyclist to win the event for three consecutive years.
Hanazawa Rui is a main character in the Japanese TV show (2 seasons, plus a movie) "Hana Yori Dango," or "Boys Over Flowers" in English.
― Anonymous User 3/5/2010
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It's my father's name and very common in Portugal, especially now. The R is hard (sound not used by native English speakers).
― Anonymous User 1/26/2009
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Rui comes from Ruh, an Arabic word meaning soul, and from Uhi, an Visigoth word meaning stronger and goodly.
― Anonymous User 10/4/2008
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When I lived in Portugal (in the '80s) I had a Portuguese first-names book. It mentioned Rui with the meaning "Prince". I am of course not sure if this is correct.