Rory
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English
Etymology
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Ruairidh and Irish Ruairí (“red-haired king”), from Old Irish Ruaidrí (“red king”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
- A unisex given name.
- A male given name from Irish.
- A diminutive of the male given name Roderick.
- A female given name from Irish.
- A diminutive of the female given name Aurora.
Translations
male given name
See also
Fingallian
Etymology
Anglicized spelling of Irish Ruairí.
Proper noun
Rory
- a male given name, equivalent to English Roger
- 1689 James Farewell, The Irish Hudibras, or, Fingallian prince taken from the sixth book of Virgil's Æneids, and adapted to the present times. (Appendix: "Alphabetical Table" of "Fingallian Words, or Irish Phrases"):
- Rory,
- Roger.
- 1689 James Farewell, The Irish Hudibras, or, Fingallian prince taken from the sixth book of Virgil's Æneids, and adapted to the present times. (Appendix: "Alphabetical Table" of "Fingallian Words, or Irish Phrases"):