RORY  

Gender: M
Origin: Irish
Meaning: "red king"

Popularity in 2008: #786

Rory O'Connor was the last High King of Ireland in the twelfth century, and his name makes an energetic choice for either sex. Skip baffling Gaelic spellings and stick with Rory.

Variations:
Rorry, Ruairi, Ruaidhrigh, Ruaraí, Ruairidh, Rorrie, Ruaidri, Ruari, Rori, Ruaraidh, Ruadhri, Ruadri, Ruaridh, Rorey, Ruaidhri

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