Rory (given name)
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Rory
Given name
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| Gender |
Male |
| Region of Origin |
Ireland, Scotland, England |
| Origin |
celtic |
| Related names |
Red King |
| Wikipedia articles |
All pages beginning with Rory |
Rory is the most common English form of the Irish male name Ruairí, Ruaidhrí or Ruaraidh. The name originates with Ruaidri mac Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair or Rory O'Connor, a king of Connacht and High King of Ireland who died in 1198. It is a common name in Irish and Scottish cultures and is generally held to mean "red king", from Irish rua "red" combined with rí "king".
Notable people called Rory include:
- Rory Barnes, an Australian writer.
- Aurora "Rory" Block, a female blues guitarist and singer, in this case the name 'Rory' is used as a nickname and does not relate to the male given name.
- Rory Brady, an Irish barrister and former Attorney General of Ireland.
- Rory Bremner, a British comedian.
- Rory Byrne, a racing car designer.
- Rory Calhoun, an American actor.
- Rory Culkin,an American actor.
- Rory Cochrane, an American actor.
- Rory Delap, an English-born, Irish footballer.
- Rory Fallon, a New Zealand footballer.
- Rory Lee Feek, one half of the singing duo Joey + Rory
- Rory Fitzpatrick, a professional ice hockey player with the Vancouver Canucks.
- Rory Gallagher, an Irish musician.
- Rory Kiely, an Irish politician.
- Rory Kennedy, filmaker
- Rory Lamont, a rugby player.
- Rory Leidelmeyer, an American bodybuilding legend.
- Rory McGrath, a British comedian.
- Rory McIlroy, a professional golfer.
- Rory McLeod, a British singer-songwriter.
- Rory O'Hanlon, an Irish politician.
- Rory O'Moore, an Irish rebel.
- Rory Sabbatini, professional golfer.
- Rory Sparrow, played in the NBA for the NY Knicks and Chicago Bulls
- Rory Stewart, a Scottish writer.
- Rory Storm, a musician.
- Rory Underwood a rugby player.
Fictionally, the name Rory can refer to:
- Rory Gilmore, the younger female lead character played by Alexis Bledel in the TV series Gilmore Girls. In this case the name Rory is used as a shortform for "Lorelai"
