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.

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  • 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 Scottish 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, an American female filmmaker. In this case the name 'Rory' is used possibly as a shortname for "Aurora" (like for Rory Block) and does not relate to the male given name. Rory Lamont, a rugby player. Rory Leidelmeyer, an American bodybuilding legend. Rory McGrath, an English comedian. Rory McIlroy, a professional golfer. Rory McLeod (singer-songwriter, an English 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"
  • Rory ist ein männlicher Vorname, der aus dem irisch-schottischen Sprachraum stammt.
  • Rory är ett mansnamn och den vanligaste engelska formen av det iriska namnet Ruairí, Ruaidhrí eller Ruaraidh. Det anses allmänt betyda "röd kung", bildat av iriska rua "röd" och rí "kung". Namnet går tillbaka till Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair (anglicerat Rory O'Connor), en irländsk kung som dog 1198.
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  • 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.
  • Rory ist ein männlicher Vorname, der aus dem irisch-schottischen Sprachraum stammt.
  • Rory är ett mansnamn och den vanligaste engelska formen av det iriska namnet Ruairí, Ruaidhrí eller Ruaraidh. Det anses allmänt betyda "röd kung", bildat av iriska rua "röd" och rí "kung". Namnet går tillbaka till Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair (anglicerat Rory O'Connor), en irländsk kung som dog 1198.
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