Rourke

[rʊrk]

Meaning

anglicised form of the Irish surname Ó Ruairc

Rourke is a surname of Irish origin, an Anglicised form of Ó Ruairc. It is borne by the actor Mickey Rourke, among others.

Red-haired or a variant of the name 'Rogan', meaning 'little redhead'

Scottish form of the Old Norse Rǫgnvaldr, from rǫgn (advice) and valdr (ruler)

Meaning of 'deer forest' in Old Norse

Anglicised as Rory; from ruadh ("red") and rígh ("king"), meaning "red king"

The name Ruslan is of Turkic origin meaning 'lion'.

From Old Norse Baldr, meaning "hero, lord, prince", from baldr "brave, bold"

Danish diminutive of Bjørn, from bjare, "bear".

Anglicized form of the Old Norse name Knut

Anglicised form of the Irish word caiseal, meaning "stone fort"