"Rory" meaning in English

See Rory in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈɹɔːɹi/, /ˈɹoəɹi/ Audio: En-us-Rory.ogg Forms: Rorys [plural], Rories [plural]
Etymology: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Ruairidh and Irish Ruairí (“red-haired king”), from Old Irish Ruaidrí (“red king”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|gd|Ruairidh}} Scottish Gaelic Ruairidh, {{der|en|ga|Ruairí||red-haired king}} Irish Ruairí (“red-haired king”), {{der|en|sga|Ruaidrí||red king}} Old Irish Ruaidrí (“red king”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s|Rories}} Rory (plural Rorys or Rories)
  1. A unisex given name.
    A male given name from Irish.
    Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names, English unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Rory-en-name-L1t3d8hr Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 24 27 24 24 Categories (other): Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 35 18 35 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 25 29 25 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 26 28 26 20
  2. A unisex given name.
    A diminutive of the male given name Roderick.
    Categories (topical): English diminutives of male given names, English female given names, English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names, English unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Rory-en-name-S7LLovzM Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 24 27 24 24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 31 23 23 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 49 17 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 21 38 21 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 44 19 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 35 18 35 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 25 29 25 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 22 33 22 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 26 28 26 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 18 46 18 18
  3. A unisex given name.
    A female given name from Irish.
    Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names, English unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Rory-en-name-l~Uuhzky Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 24 27 24 24 Categories (other): Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 35 18 35 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 25 29 25 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 26 28 26 20
  4. A unisex given name.
    A diminutive of the female given name Aurora.
    Categories (topical): English diminutives of female given names, English female given names, English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names, English unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Rory-en-name-15Hh3nky Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 24 27 24 24 Categories (other): Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 35 18 35 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 25 29 25 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 26 28 26 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Rorie Translations (male given name): Ruairí [masculine] (Irish), Ruaree [masculine] (Manx), रोरी (rorī) [masculine] (Marathi), Ruairidh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), Ruaraidh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), Rhodri [masculine] (Welsh)
Disambiguation of 'male given name': 25 25 25 25

Inflected forms

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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɹɔːɹi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɹoəɹi/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-us-Rory.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/95/En-us-Rory.ogg/En-us-Rory.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/95/En-us-Rory.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ruairí"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ruaree"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "rorī",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "रोरी"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ruairidh"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ruaraidh"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Rhodri"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Rory (given name)"
  ],
  "word": "Rory"
}

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