Rory - Names
Meaning of the name Rory
Gender:
Male (Rarely female in the USA)
Meaning:
Red king (from Irish: Ruiadhrí)
History & etymology:
The name Rory is an anglicised form of Irish Ruiadhrí, meaning ‘red king’ from: ruadh ‘red’ and rí ‘king’.
The famous bearer of the name was the last High King of Ireland before the Norman Conquest, Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair, anglicised as Rory O’Connor.
Alternative spellings & nicknames:
Variant: Rorie
Related names: Roderick, Roddy
Related names: Ruiadrí, Ruairí
Similar names in other languages & name days:
USA
13th March: Rory
Irish: Ruiadrí, Ruairí
Scottish: Rorie, Ruairi, Ruaraidh
Famous people named Rory:
Rory Calhoun (1922 - 1999) - American actor
Rory Clewlow (1986-) - English guitarist
Rory Cochrane (1972-) - American actor
Rory Culkin (1989-) - American actor, brother of Macaulay Culkin
Rory Fallon (1982-) - New Zealand football player
Rory Fitzpatrick (1975-) - American hockey player
Rory Gallagher (1948 - 1995) - Irish guitarist
Rory Kennedy (F) (1968-) - American director, daughter of Robert F. Kennedy
Rory Kinnear (1978-) - English actor
Rory Lee Feek (1965-) - American country singer
Rory McCann (1969-) - Scottish actor
Rory McIlroy (1989-) - Northern Irish golf player
Rory McKenna (1993-) - New Zealand pop singer
Rory O’Malley (1980-) - American stage actor
Rory Scovel (1980-) - American comedian
Fun facts:
Popularity (2015)
USA: 377th (F: 679th)
England and Wales: 74th
Ireland: 73rd
Northern Ireland: 80th
Scotland: 23rd
Lucky colors: brown, black
Lucky stone: Granite
Ruling planet: Saturn
Characteristics: funny, sociable, kind, generous, vivacious