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Rui (given Name)
Rui is a Portuguese male given name (sometimes spelled Ruy), a Japanese unisex name, and a Chinese unisex name component (sometimes spelled Ruei or Jui). In Portuguese, it is not proven that “Ruy” originated as a diminutive of “Rodrigo”, as the transformation does not follow a simple diminutive pattern as with other names in the Iberian Peninsula. The name “Ruy” (or “Rui” in modern Portuguese) has been historically documented since the 12th century and was used independently of “Rodrigo”. It can be found in medieval records and documents of nobles in both Galicia and Portugal, where it is still used to this day in the form of Rui/Roi/Rói. Its popularity in Galician-Portuguese indicates an independent use rather than a speculative derivation from “Rodrigo”. For example, names such as “Ruy” and “Rodrigo” appear in the “ Livro de Linhagens” (family register) from the 13th century, but not as variants of each other. It is hypothesized to have an ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruy (other)
Ruy or RUY may refer to: Arts and Entertainment *Ruy, the Little Cid, Spanish animated television series *Ruy Blas, a character in the eponymous tragic drama by Victor Hugo People *another form of Rui, a Portuguese male given name *another form of the Spanish male given name Rodrigo *Ruy Finch, geologist active in the 1930's *Ruy López de Segura (1530-1580), Spanish chess player *Ruy Ramos (born 1957), Japanese footballer *Ruy (footballer) (born 1989), Brazilian footballer Places *Ruy, Isère, a commune in France *Ruy, Iran, a city in Iran *Ruy Special Town, a village in Iran * Ruy Mountain, a mountain on the border of Bulgaria and Serbia Transport * Copán Ruinas Airport (IATA: RUY), an airport serving the town of Copán Ruinas in Honduras Other uses *Ruy Lopez The Ruy Lopez (; ), also called the Spanish Opening or Spanish Game, is a chess opening characterised by the moves: :1. e4 e5 :2. Nf3 Nc6 :3. Bb5 The Ruy Lopez remains one of the most popular chess openings, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rui En
Rui En (born Loh Rui En on 29 January 1981) is a Singaporean actress, singer and host and was once managed by Hype Records. Early life Rui En was born on 29 January 1981. Her father worked as a property agent, and her mother is a housewife. Her parents divorced when she was 17; her father remarried three years later, and her mother remarried in 2007. While growing up, she shared in a 2008 '' The Straits Times'' interview, she used to smoke and drink socially to cope with the insecurity and instability she felt from her broken home, and after quitting ballet as a co-curricular activity (CCA) in secondary school. She subsequently kicked the habit in 2004. Rui En studied at Singapore Chinese Girls' School for both her primary and secondary education, and subsequently at Raffles Junior College (RJC). She graduated from Nanyang Technological University with a Bachelor of Business in 2004. Career Modelling and music career Rui En first started modelling after she completed h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisbon
Lisbon ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 567,131, as of 2023, within its administrative limits and 3,028,000 within the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, metropolis, as of 2025. Lisbon is mainland Europe's westernmost capital city (second overall after Reykjavík, Reykjavik), and the only one along the Atlantic coast, the others (Reykjavik and Dublin) being on islands. The city lies in the western portion of the Iberian Peninsula, on the northern shore of the River Tagus. The western portion of its metro area, the Portuguese Riviera, hosts the westernmost point of Continental Europe, culminating at Cabo da Roca. Lisbon is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest cities in the world and the second-oldest European capital city (after Athens), predating other modern European capitals by centuries. Settled by pre-Celtic tribes and later founded and civilized by the Phoenicians, Julius Caesar made it a municipium ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rui Manuel Sousa Valério
Rui or RUI may refer to: Names * Rui (surname) (), a Chinese surname * Rui (given name), a given name of independent Portuguese, Japanese, or Chinese origin Places * Rui (state) (), a Chinese state during the Zhou Dynasty * Rui (village), a census town in Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, India. * Royal University of Ireland In fiction * Rui, a character played by actor Luiz Fernando Guimarães in the popular Brazilian sitcom ''Os Normais'' and its spin-off films * Rui (), a character in the Japanese anime/manga series '' Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba'' * Ruy Blas, a tragic drama by Victor Hugo * Rui Kamishiro, a character in the Japanese video game series ''Project Sekai'' * Rui Yoshii (), a minor character in the Japanese anime series ''Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure'' * Hanazawa Rui, a character in the Japanese manga series ''Boys Over Flowers'' * Ninomiya Rui, a character in the Japanese anime ''Gatchaman Crowds'' * Yashio Rui, a character in the Japanese multimedia project ''B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rui Machida
Rui Machida (町田瑠唯; born 8 March 1993) is a Japanese basketball player who plays for the Fujitsu Red Wave of the Women's Japan Basketball League (WJBL). She represented Japan in the women's tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics and at the women's tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she set an Olympic record with 18 assists in Japan's 87–71 semifinals win against France. Career She participated at the 2015 FIBA Women’s Asia Cup, 2017 Women’s Asia Cup, and 2019 Women’s Asia Cup. WNBA career statistics Regular season , - , align="left" , 2022 , align="left" , Washington , 36 , , 2 , , 12.9 , , .310 , , .206 , , .667 , , 1.1 , , 2.6 , , 0.4 , , 0.1 , , 1.1 , , 1.8 , - , align="left" , Career , align="left" , 1 year, 1 team , 36 , , 2 , , 12.9 , , .310 , , .206 , , .667 , , 1.1 , , 2.6 , , 0.4 , , 0.1 , , 1.1 , , 1.8 Playoffs , - , align="left" , 2022 , align="left" , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rui Machado
Rui Machado (born April 10, 1984) is a Portuguese retired professional tennis player. In October 2011, he achieved a career-high singles world ranking at 59, at the time the highest ranking a Portuguese player had ever held (since surpassed by João Sousa, Gastão Elias and Nuno Borges). Early life At the age of six, Machado was first introduced to tennis when he attended lessons at a local club. He began participating in regional competitions, and five years later he was ranked no. 1 in the initiated players national ranking. In 1998, he was singles runner-up and team champion at the national juvenile championship, this time competing for the Faro Tennis Centre. One year later, Machado decided to attend a summer training camp of the Catalan Tennis Federation, in Barcelona. There he took the decision of pursuing a professional tennis career and with his family's help, he kept on training and finished his secondary education in Spain. Machado is of mixed heritage – Portugues ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rui Jorge
Rui Jorge de Sousa Dias Macedo de Oliveira (born 27 March 1973), known as Rui Jorge, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a left-back, currently manager of the Portugal national under-21 team. He spent 14 seasons in the Primeira Liga in a 15-year senior career, mainly in representation of Porto and Sporting CP, playing 292 matches and scoring seven goals in the competition. At international level, he appeared for Portugal at the 2002 World Cup and two European Championships. After retiring from playing at age 33, Rui Jorge became a manager, starting with a short stint at Belenenses. He was appointed coach of the Portugal under-21 team in 2010. Club career Rui Jorge was born in Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District. Having emerged through local FC Porto, he made his professional debut with Rio Ave F.C. in the Segunda Liga, returning to his first club in 1992 after one season. Never an undisputed starter with the former (only appearing in more than 20 ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rui Jordão
Rui Manuel Trindade Jordão (; 9 August 1952 – 18 October 2019) was a Portuguese footballer. His professional career was spent mostly with two of the biggest clubs in the country, Benfica and Sporting CP. One of the most prolific strikers in the history of Portuguese football, he won the Silver Ball award twice, once with each team. Jordão represented the Portugal national team for 17 years, appearing with them at Euro 1984. Club career Born in Benguela, Portuguese Angola, Jordão moved in his teens to Portugal's S.L. Benfica, making his professional debut in 1971–72. He played 18 games and scored seven goals in his debut campaign, appearing slightly less in his second but still contributing five goals as the club won back-to-back Primeira Liga titles, only losing one match over two seasons. Jordão signed with Spanish side Real Zaragoza in the summer of 1976, scoring regularly but being relegated from La Liga. Subsequently, he returned to his country of adopt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's Basket (basketball), hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a Backboard (basketball), backboard at each end of the court), while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A Field goal (basketball), field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the 3 point line, three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (Overtime (sports), overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by boun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rui Hachimura
is a Japanese professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball, Gonzaga Bulldogs and has played for the Japan national basketball team, Japan national team. He plays both the small forward and power forward (basketball), power forward positions. After being selected ninth overall by the Washington Wizards in the 2019 NBA draft, he was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team in 2020. Born in Toyama Prefecture, Hachimura achieved success at the youth level in Japan, leading Sendai University Meisei High School, Meisei High School to three straight All-Japan High School Tournament titles and being a top player for the Japanese Japan national under-17 basketball team, under-17 and Japan national under-19 basketball team, under-19 national teams in FIBA competition. He joined Gonzaga in 2016 as the fifth Japanese-born men's NCAA Division I player and in 2017 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rui Costa (cyclist)
Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (born 5 October 1986) is a Portuguese professional road bicycle racer, who rides for UCI WorldTeam . He is best known for winning the 2013 UCI Road World Championships in Tuscany, Italy (the first Portuguese rider to do so), three stages of the Tour de France in 2011 and 2013, one stage in the Vuelta a España in 2023, and the 2012, 2013 and 2014 editions of the Tour de Suisse, becoming the first cyclist to win the event for three consecutive years. Early life and amateur career Born in Aguçadoura, Póvoa de Varzim, Costa started his career at Guilhabreu, a civil parish of Vila do Conde, then went to Santa Maria da Feira. Professional career 2007–10: Early years Costa became a professional cyclist at Benfica in 2007, and switched to in 2009. In 2009, Costa won the Four Days of Dunkirk followed by a win on stage 8 of the 2010 Tour de Suisse. In 2010, Costa was involved with an altercation with Carlos Barredo at the end of Stage 6 of the Tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rui Jorge Faria Azevedo
Rui or RUI may refer to: Names * Rui (surname) (), a Chinese surname * Rui (given name), a given name of independent Portuguese, Japanese, or Chinese origin Places * Rui (state) (), a Chinese state during the Zhou Dynasty * Rui (village), a census town in Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, India. * Royal University of Ireland In fiction * Rui, a character played by actor Luiz Fernando Guimarães in the popular Brazilian sitcom '' Os Normais'' and its spin-off films * Rui (), a character in the Japanese anime/manga series '' Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba'' * Ruy Blas, a tragic drama by Victor Hugo * Rui Kamishiro, a character in the Japanese video game series ''Project Sekai'' * Rui Yoshii (), a minor character in the Japanese anime series ''Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure'' * Hanazawa Rui, a character in the Japanese manga series ''Boys Over Flowers'' * Ninomiya Rui, a character in the Japanese anime ''Gatchaman Crowds'' * Yashio Rui, a character in the Japanese multimedia project ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
