Rory

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Rory
Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair, last High King of Ireland
PronunciationEnglish: /ˈrɔːri/ ROR-ee[1]
GenderMasculine (Ireland, Scotland)
Unisex (United States, Canada)[2][3][4][5]
Origin
Language(s)Celtic languages (Gaelic)
Meaningred king
Region of originIreland; Scotland
Other names
Related namesRiordan, Roderick, from Ruairi (Ruaridh, Ruaidhrí, Ruairí, Ruairidh, Ruaraidh, Ruaidhrígh, "Ruari"), Aurora

Rory is a given name of

Scottish Gaelic: Ruairidh/Ruaraidh[6] and is common to the Irish, Highland Scots and their diasporas.[7] The meaning of the name is "red king", composed of ruadh ("red") and rígh ("king").[8]

In Ireland and Scotland, it is generally seen as a masculine name and therefore rarely given to females.[9]

History

An early use of the name in

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, and Ruaidrí Ó Domhnaill, King of Tyrconnell of the O'Donnell dynasty
who was deeply involved in the saga known as the Flight of the Earls.

Rory has seen increasing use in females since the early 2000s, especially in the United States, where it became among the top 1000 female baby names in 2003. As of 2022, Rory ranked 280th in popularity for males and 335th for females in the US.[2] A similar trend can be observed in Canada, where the name has seen increasing use in females since 2001 and especially 2015.[3]

Rory can alternatively be a nickname for "Aurora" or "Lorelai".

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 names Roderick and Roger, particularly the former.[11]

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

List of people

Ruaidrí

Ruaidhrí

Ruadhri

Ruari

Ruairí

Ruaraidh

Ruairidh

Ruaridh

Rory

Male

Female

Fictional Characters

Male characters

Female characters

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "How to pronounce Rory". forvo.com. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Popular Baby Names". The United States Social Security Administration. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Baby Names Observatory". Statistics Canada. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Rory (female name)". Thinkbabynames.com. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Rory - Baby Name Meaning, Origin, and Popularity". Nameberry.com. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  6. ISBN 978-1-903025-11-6
    . Anglicised form of the Irish Gaelic names Ruaidhri, Ruari, and the Scottish Gaelic Ruairidh and Ruaraidh
  7. ISBN 0-19-280050-7
    . for the given name "Rory".
  8. ISBN 978-1-3988-3279-4
    .
  9. ^ "Baby Names of Ireland - CSO - Central Statistics Office". www.cso.ie. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  10. ISBN 978-0-521-08264-8
    .
  11. ^ Talbot, Henry Fox (1847). English Etymologies. John Murray. p. 427.
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