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Rory¹

  • /ˈɹɔːɹi/
  • /ˈɹoəɹi/

Rhymes with -ɔːɹi

Where it comes from

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Ruairidh and Irish Ruairí (“red-haired king”), from Old Irish Ruaidrí (“red king”).

proper noun Rorys · Rories

  1. A male given name from Irish.
  2. A diminutive of the male given name Roderick. Rory Sutherland
  3. A female given name from Irish.
  4. A diminutive of the female given name Aurora. Rory Block

rory²

  • /ˈɹɔː.ɹi/ UK
  • /ˈɹɔɹ.i/ US

Where it comes from

From Latin rōs / rōris (“dew”).

adjective more rory · most rory

  1. obsolete Covered by dew. On Libanon at first his foot he set, And shook his wings with rory May-dew wet.

    Similar: dewy, rorid

rory³

  • /ˈɹɔː.ɹi/ UK
  • /ˈɹɔɹ.i/ US

Where it comes from

Unknown

adjective more rory · most rory

  1. obsolete Of gaudy, tasteless, or unsubtle colors.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: roy, tommy, rui, boy, peck, sí, rafa, ryan, ruairi, ronan, rowan, rhys, rylan, ranald, ronda, ranulph

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@misc{rory_2026,
  title = {rory},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rory},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}