The first name Rory is of Teutonic, Irish, Gaelic, Scottish, English, Celtic/Gaelic origin. It is often a boy or girl name. It has the following meaning(s):

Teutonic: Famous Ruler

Irish: Name-unsure of Meaning

Gaelic: Red King

Scottish: Red

Irish: Red. Sixteenth-century Rebel Chief Rory O'More is Celebrated in Irish Poetry

English: Red; an Irish Form of the Gaelic Ruairidh and Ruairi, Names Derived from Rua (Red, Ruddy). (Ror-ree)

Gaelic: Red; Ruddy

Irish: Feminine Form of Robert

Celtic/Gaelic: Famous Ruler, Red

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Robert  (English)
Bright Fame (Bob, Bobby, Dobbs, Debson, Rab, Rip, Rob, Robbie, Robby, Ruppert, Roberto, Robard, Robart, Ruberto, Rory)

Rorey  (Irish)
Red. Sixteenth-century Rebel Chief Rory O'More is Celebrated in Irish Poetry

Rorry  (Irish)
Red. Sixteenth-century Rebel Chief Rory O'More is Celebrated in Irish Poetry

Roy  (French)
King (Rory Roye, Royce)

Ruaraidh  (Scottish)
Red; Derived from the Gaelic Rua (Red, Ruddy). Anglicizations: Roderick and Rory. Variations: Ruaidhn, Ruairi, Ruairidh. (Rur-ree)

Trory  (African American)
The Red One

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