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{{Infobox given name

| name = Rory

| image = Rory_O'Conor,_High_King_of_Ireland.jpg

| image_size = 200px

| caption = Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair, last High King of Ireland

| pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|lang|ˈ|r|ɔːr|i|}} {{Respell|ROR|ee}}

| gender = Masculine (Ireland, Scotland)
Unisex (United States, Canada){{cite web

|url=https://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/0/Rory

|title=Rory (female name)

|accessdate=March 5, 2024

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|title=Rory - Baby Name Meaning, Origin, and Popularity

|url=https://nameberry.com/b/girl-baby-name-rory

|accessdate=April 3, 2024

|website=Nameberry.com}}

| language = English, Irish, Scottish

| languageorigin = Celtic languages (Gaelic)

| origin = Anglicisation of Ruairí/ Ruaidhrí (Irish) and Ruairidh/Ruaraidh (Scottish)

| meaning = "red king"

| region = Ireland; Scotland

| variant = Rorie
Rori

| nickname =

| related names = Riordan, Roderick, from Ruairi (Ruaridh, Ruaidhrí, Ruairí, Ruairidh, Ruaraidh, Ruaidhrígh, "Ruari"), Aurora

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Rory is a given name of Gaelic origin. It is an anglicisation of the {{langx|ga|Ruairí}}/Ruaidhrí and {{langx|gd|Ruairidh}}/Ruaraidh{{cite book |last=Martin-Doyle |first=Katie |title=Treasury of Baby Names |year=1999 |publisher=Worth Press |location=Cambridge |isbn=978-1-903025-11-6 |page=220 |quote=Anglicised form of the Irish Gaelic names Ruaidhri, Ruari, and the Scottish Gaelic Ruairidh and Ruaraidh}} and is common to the Irish, Highland Scots and their diasporas.{{cite book |url=http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx? |title=Learn about the family history of your surname |isbn=0-19-280050-7|last1=Hanks |first1=Patrick |last2=Hodges |first2=Flavia |year=1996 |publisher=Oxford University Press }} for the given name "Rory". The meaning of the name is "red king", composed of ruadh ("red") and rígh ("king").{{Cite book |last=McLaughlin |first=Sean |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pY-4EAAAQBAJ&pg=PT261 |title=Celtic Names: Their Meaning, History and Mythology |date=2023-05-01 |publisher=Arcturus Publishing |isbn=978-1-3988-3279-4 |language=en}}

In Ireland and Scotland, it is generally seen as a masculine name and therefore rarely given to females.{{Cite web|title=Baby Names of Ireland - CSO - Central Statistics Office|url=https://www.cso.ie/en/interactivezone/visualisationtools/babynamesofireland/|access-date=2021-06-04|website=www.cso.ie|language=en}}

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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). Ruadrí mac Domnall was the grandfather of famous Scottish king Macbeth and the eponymous founder of Clann Ruaidrí (House of Moray).{{Cite book |last=Jackson |first=Kenneth Hurlstone |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K_I8AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA111 |title=The Gaelic Notes in the Book of Deer |date=1972-03-02 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-08264-8 |pages=111 |language=en}} 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, 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.{{Cite web |date=2022-10-07 |title=Popular Baby Names |url=https://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/index.html |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=The United States Social Security Administration |language=English}} A similar trend can be observed in Canada, where the name has seen increasing use in females since 2001 and especially 2015.{{Cite web |date= 9 May 2023|title=Baby Names Observatory |url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/71-607-x/71-607-x2023021-eng.htm |access-date=2023-11-01 |website=Statistics Canada |language=English}}

Rory can alternatively be a nickname for "Aurora", “Gloria”, or "Lorelai".

Variations

The standard Scottish Gaelic pronunciation is {{IPA|/ˈruə̯.rʲɪ/}}, and in Munster Irish {{IPA|/rəiˈrʲiː/}}. In English, it is typically pronounced as {{IPAc-en|lang|ˈ|r|ɔːr|i|}} ({{respell|ROR|ee}}).{{cite web |title=How to pronounce Rory |url=https://forvo.com/word/rory/ |website=forvo.com |access-date=21 April 2017}} 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.{{Cite book |last=Talbot |first=Henry Fox |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PK5fAAAAcAAJ&dq=rory+name+shortened+roderick&pg=PA427 |title=English Etymologies |date=1847 |publisher=John Murray |pages=427 |language=en}}

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