Rory

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Rory
PronunciationEnglish: /ˈrɔːri/ ROR-ee[1]
Origin
Language(s)Goidelic languages
Meaningred king
Region of originIreland, Scotland
Other names
Related namesfrom Ruairi (Ruaridh, Ruaidhrí, Ruairí, Ruairidh, Ruaraidh, Ruaidhrígh, "Ruari")

Rory is a given name of Goidelic origin. It is an anglicisation of the Irish: Ruairí/Ruaidhrí/Ruaidhrígh/Raidhrígh/Ruaraidh Scottish Gaelic: Ruairidh and Manx: Rauree[2] and is common to the Irish, Highland Scots and their diasporas.[3] The meaning of the name is "red-haired king", from ruadh ("red-haired" or "rusty") and rígh ("king"). In Ireland and Scotland it is a masculine name (there is no record of the name being used for a girl in Ireland since at least 1965,[4] and there have only been six instances of its use among girls in Scotland since 1974;[5] in contrast, it was the 72nd- and 9th-most popular name among boys in Ireland and Scotland, respectively, in 2018).[4][6] In the United States the name is given more to boys (881 babies in 2018 in the US) than to girls (529 babies in 2018 in the US).[7]

History[]

An early use of the name in antiquity is in reference to Rudraige mac Sithrigi, a High King of Ireland who eventually spawned the Ulaid (indeed this tribe are sometimes known as Clanna Rudhraighe). Throughout the Middle Ages the name was in use by various kings such as Ruaidrí mac Fáeláin, Ruaidrí na Saide Buide and Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair, the last High King of Ireland. As well as this, Ruairí Óg Ó Mórdha, the famous King of Laois, and his nephew Ruairí Ó Mórdha, who was a leader in the Irish Rebellion of 1641, held the name.

Since the 1960s in the United States, the name has occasionally been given to females, notably to Rory Kennedy (b. 1968), daughter of Robert F. Kennedy. It can also be short for "Aurora".

Variations[]

The standard Scottish Gaelic pronunciation is /ˈruə̯.rʲɪ/, and in Munster Irish /rəiˈrʲiː/. In English, it is typically pronounced as English: /ˈrɔːri/ (ROR-ee).[1] In Classical Gaelic, the name was written Ruaidhrigh, and in Old Irish Ruaidríg /ruaðʲr͈ʲiːʝʲ/ (Proto Celtic *roudo-riks). There are numerous other recorded variations of the name such as Ruaidrí, Ruaidhrí, Ruairdhrí, Rhuairidh, Ruaridh, Rhuari, Rhuaridh, Ruarídh, Ruarí, Roighrí, Rauridh or Raighrí. Historically, it has also been anglicised by replacement with the Germanic name Roderick, of similar meaning (leader) and in some cases the also etymologically unrelated names Roger and Ray.

Old Irish Modern Irish Scottish Gaelic English
Ruaidhrí Ruairí Ruairidh Ruaridh Rory

List of people[]

Ruaidrí[]

Ruaidhrí[]

Ruairí[]

Ruaraidh[]

  • Ruaraidh Erskine (1869–1960), Scottish nationalist

Ruairidh[]

  • Ruairidh MacIlleathain, Scottish Gaelic broadcaster
  • Ruairidh Greenwood (born 1992), Scottish curler

Ruaridh[]

  • Ruaridh Jackson (born 1988), Scottish rugby union player
  • Ruaridh McConnochie (born 1991), English rugby union player
  • Ruaridh MacKenzie (born 1994), Scottish rugby union player
  • Ruaridh Arrow (born 1980), British film-maker

Rory[]

Male[]

  • Rory Anderson (born 1992), American football player
  • Rory Barnes (born 1946), Australian writer
  • Rory Best (born 1982), Irish rugby union footballer
  • Rory Boulding (born 1988), English footballer
  • Rory Brady (1957–2010), Irish lawyer
  • Rory Bremner (born 1961), Scottish comedian
  • Rory Brennan (born 1945), Irish poet
  • Rory Brien (born 1991), rugby league footballer
  • Rory Burns (born 1990), English cricketer
  • Rory Byrne (born 1944), South African racing car designer
  • Rory Calhoun (1922–1999), American actor
  • Rory Carroll (born 1972), Irish journalist
  • Rory Cellan-Jones (born 1958), British journalist
  • Rory Cochrane (born 1972), American actor
  • Rory Collins (born 1955), epidemiologist
  • Rory Enrique Conde (born 1965), Colombian serial killer
  • Rory Culkin (born 1989), American actor
  • Rory Delap (born 1976), Irish football player
  • Rory Dodd, Canadian rock vocalist
  • Rory Fairweather-Neylan (born 1987), Australian ballet dancer
  • Rory Fallon (born 1982), New Zealand football player
  • Rory Fitzpatrick (born 1975), American ice hockey player
  • Rory Gallagher (1948–1995), Irish musician
  • Rory Hamilton-Brown (born 1987), English cricketer
  • Rory Jacob (born 1983), Irish hurler
  • Rory Jennings (born 1983), British actor
  • Rory Johnson (born 1986), American football player
  • Rory Jones (born 1955), South African football player
  • Rory Kiely (1934–2018), Irish politician
  • Rory Kinnear (born 1978), English actor
  • Rory Kockott (born 1986), South African rugby player representing France internationally
  • Rory Lamont (born 1982), Scottish rugby player
  • Rory Lawson (born 1981), Scottish international rugby union player
  • Rory Lee Feek (born 1966), American country music singer and songwriter
  • Rory Leidelmeyer, American bodybuilder
  • Rory Loy (born 1988), Scottish footballer
  • Rory Macdonald (conductor) (born 1980), Scottish conductor
  • Rory MacDonald (fighter) (born 1989), Canadian professional mixed martial artist
  • Rory Macdonald (musician) (born 1949), Scottish bassist
  • Rory MacGregor (born 1976), British actor
  • Rory MacLean (born 1954), Canadian writer
  • Rory Makem (born 1969) Irish-American musician
  • Rory Markas (1955–2010), American sportscaster
  • Rory Markham (born 1982), American mixed martial artist
  • Rory McCann (born 1969), Scottish actor
  • Rory McEwen (politician) (born 1948), Australian politician
  • Rory McEwen (artist) (1932–1982), Scottish artist and musician
  • Rory McGrath (born 1956), English comedian
  • Rory McIlroy (born 1989), Northern Irish golfer
  • Rory McLeod (singer-songwriter) (born 1957), English singer-songwriter
  • Rory McLeod (snooker player) (born 1971), English professional snooker player
  • Rory McTurk, British philologist
  • Rory O'Connor (Irish republican) (1883–1922), Irish republican activist
  • Rory O'Hanlon (born 1934), Irish politician
  • Rory O'Malley (born 1980), Broadway actor
  • Rory (Roger) O'Moore (1620–1655), Irish rebel
  • Rory O'Tunny (c. 1541–1542), Irish sculptor
  • Rory Peck (1956–1993), British journalist
  • Rory Reid (born 1963), American politician
  • Rory Sabbatini (born 1976), South African golfer
  • Rory Schlein (born 1984), Australian speedway rider
  • Rory Singer (born 1976), American mixed martial artist
  • Rory Sparrow (born 1958), American basketball player
  • Rory Smith (born 1987), Canadian lacrosse player
  • Rory Steele (born 1943), Australian author
  • Rory Stewart (born 1973), British politician, diplomat and author
  • Rory Storm (1938–1972), English musician
  • Rory Sutherland (born 1982), Australian racing cyclist
  • Rory Underwood (born 1963), English rugby player
  • Rory Watson (born 1996), English footballer

Female[]

  • Aurora 'Rory' Block (born 1949), American blues guitarist and singer
  • Ellen "Rory" Flack (born 1971), American figure skater
  • Rory Kennedy (born 1968), American filmmaker
  • Rory Quintos (born 1962), Filipino television and film director

Characters[]

Male characters[]

  • Brother Rua in the film Pilgrimage
  • Rory in the Australian children's television series Little Lunch
  • Rory in the book series The Hunger Games
  • Rory in the film/television series My Babysitter's a Vampire
  • in the movie Life
  • Rory Breaker in the movie Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
  • Rory Campbell in the Marvel Comics Universe
  • Roary in the television show Roary the Racing Car
  • Ruairí Donovan in the British radio soap opera The Archers
  • Ruairi, a central character in the MMORPG Mabinogi, appearing in the introductory storyline and several others subsequently.
  • Rory Finnigan in the television series Hollyoaks
  • Rory Flanagan in the television series Glee
  • Rory Hennessy in the television series 8 Simple Rules
  • Rory Jansen in the movie The Words
  • Rory Murdoch in the television series River City
  • Rory O'Shea in the movie Inside I'm Dancing
  • Rory Peters in the movie Final Destination 2
  • Rory Regan, Ragman in the DC Comics Universe
  • Rory Slippery in the television series Fortysomething
  • Rory Williams in the television series Doctor Who
  • Rory Walker in the movie The Conjuring
  • in the books of the saga of Agnes Browne (The Mammy, The Chisellers, The Granny and The Young Wan) by Brendan O'Carroll
  • Rory in the former Disney video game Club Penguin

Female characters[]

  • Lorelai "Rory" Gilmore in the television series Gilmore Girls
  • Rory Mercury in the anime and light novel series Gate and voiced by Risa Taneda
  • Aurora "Rory" Morningstar, from the serie "Lucifer"

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "How to pronounce Rory". forvo.com. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  2. ^ Martin-Doyle, Katie (1999). Treasury of Baby Names. Cambridge: Worth Press. p. 220. ISBN 978-1-903025-11-6. Anglicised form of the Irish Gaelic names Ruaidhri, Ruari, and the Scottish Gaelic Ruairidh and Ruaraidh
  3. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (1996). Learn about the family history of your surname. ISBN 0-19-280050-7. for the given name "Rory".
  4. ^ a b "Baby Names of Ireland - CSO - Central Statistics Office". www.cso.ie. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  5. ^ https://scotland.shinyapps.io/nrs-baby-names/
  6. ^ https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files//statistics/babies-names/18/babies-first-names-18-pub.pdf
  7. ^ "Rory - Popularity of Rory, How Popular Is the name Rory?". www.ourbabynamer.com. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
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