Rory (given name)

Rory is a masculine first name, derived from the Irish-Scots -speaking world.

Origin and Meaning

The name is the anglicized form of the Irish name Ruaidhri with the meaning Red King, formed from the Irish Ruadh (red) and rí (king). Irish variants of the name include Ruairí and Ruairi.

As a shorthand for the name Aurora rarely occurs as a girl's first name.

Bearers of the name

  • Rory Byrne ( born 1944 ), South African engineer and race car designer
  • Rory Calhoun (1922-1999), American actor
  • Rory Cochrane (born 1972 ), American actor
  • Rory Enrique Conde (born 1965 ), American serial killer
  • Rory Culkin (* 1989), American film actor
  • Rory Delap ( b. 1976 ), Irish football player
  • Rory Fitzpatrick ( born 1975 ), American professional ice hockey defender
  • Rory Gallagher (1948-1995), Irish guitarist and songwriter
  • Rory Maclean (born 1954 ), Canadian writer
  • Rory McIlroy (* 1989), Northern Irish professional golfer
  • Rory McLeod (born 1971 ), English snooker player
  • Rory Morrison (1964-2013), British radio presenter
  • Rory O'Connor (1883-1922), Irish Republican activist
  • Rory O'Hanlon ( born 1934 ), Irish politician ( Fianna Fáil )
  • Rory Sabbatini (born 1976 ), South African professional golfer
  • Rory Storm (1938-1972), British musician
  • Rory Sutherland ( b. 1982 ), Australian cyclist
  • Rory ( born 1959 ), British lawyer and financial manager

Form Ruairí / Ruairi

  • Ruairí O'Brien (born 1962 ), Irish architect and artist
  • Ruairi Quinn ( born 1946 ), Irish architect and politician

Female short form

  • Rory Block ( b. 1949 ), American musician and singer
  • Rory Kennedy ( b. 1968 ), American director and film producer

Family name

  • Rosanna Rory (* 1927), Italian actress

More

  • Rory Storm & the Hurricanes, British band
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