Ruy or RUY may refer to:

Arts and Entertainment

Ruy, the Little Cid ''Ruy, the Little Cid'' is an animated adventure series produced by Spanish studio BRB Internacional and Televisión Española with animation by Japanese studio Nippon Animation. The series is based upon the life of El Cid, an 11th-century Spani ...

, Spanish animated television series *

Ruy Blas ''Ruy Blas'' () is a tragic drama by Victor Hugo. It was the first play presented at the Théâtre de la Renaissance and opened on November 8, 1838. Though considered by many to be Hugo’s best drama, the play was initially met with only ave ...

, a character in the eponymous tragic drama by

Victor Hugo Victor-Marie Hugo, vicomte Hugo (; 26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French Romanticism, Romantic author, poet, essayist, playwright, journalist, human rights activist and politician. His most famous works are the novels ''The Hunchbac ...

People

*another form of Rui, a Portuguese male given name *another form of the Spanish male given name

Rodrigo Rodrigo () is a Spanish, Portuguese and Italian name derived from the Germanic name ''Roderick'' ( Gothic ''*Hroþareiks'', via Latinized ''Rodericus'' or ''Rudericus''), given specifically in reference to either King Roderic (d. 712), the la ...

Ruy Finch Ruy Herbert Finch (August 30, 1890 – March 25, 1957) was an American volcanologist who served as second director of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) from 1940 to 1951. Finch is known largely for his discovery of the 1790 Footprints, and ...

, geologist active in the 1930's *

Ruy López de Segura Rodrigo "Ruy" López de Segura ( – c. 1580) was a Spanish chess player, author, and Catholic priest The priesthood is the office of the ministers of religion, who have been commissioned ("ordained") with the holy orders of the Catho ...

(1530-1580), Spanish chess player *

Ruy Ramos is a Brazilian-born Japanese former football manager and player. He is currently active as a television personality and '' tarento'', represented by Irving. Club career Ramos was one of the first foreign players in Japanese professional f ...

(born 1957), Japanese footballer *

Ruy (footballer) Ruy Franco de Almeida Júnior (born 26 January 1989), known simply as Ruy, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Concórdia as an attacking midfielder. Club career Born in Itapeva, São Paulo, Ruy graduated from Coritiba Foot Ball Club's yo ...

(born 1989), Brazilian footballer

Places

Ruy, Isère Ruy-Montceau (; before August 2015: ''Ruy'') is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. Geography The Bourbre forms most of the commune's southwestern border. Population Population data before 1972 refer to the former comm ...

, a commune in France *

Ruy, Iran Khaf () is a city in the Central District of Khaf County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is on the Mashhad-Herat Herāt (; Dari/Pashto: هرات) is an oasis city and the ...

, a city in Iran *

Ruy Special Town Ruy Industrial Town () is a village and industrial town in Mojezat Rural District of the Central District of Zanjan County, Zanjan province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a ...

, 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, featuring many variations. In ...

, a chess opening named after the Spanish chess player {{disamb, geo