"Rory" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈɹɔːɹi/, /ˈɹoəɹi/ Audio: En-us-Rory.ogg [US] 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-KR4lBjNn Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 50 50
  2. A unisex given name
    A female given name
    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-3hCnhWfB Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Rorie Translations (male given name): Ruairí [masculine] (Irish), Ruaree [masculine] (Manx), Ruairidh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), Ruaraidh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), Rhodri [masculine] (Welsh)
Disambiguation of 'male given name': 50 50

Inflected forms

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