Details for the forename Rory

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Rory (male)


Variants:	Rod (M) Roddie (M) Roddy (M) Rody (M) Ruaidhrí (M) Ruairidh (M) Ruaraidh (M)
Pet Name for:	Roderick (M) Rodger (M) Roger (M)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG Private communication [MG; CT²]
Notes:	Scottish, originally a pet name for Roderick, now used independently as a forename. In Ireland Rory has been used as an Anglicized version of the Irish Gaelic Ruaidhrí or the Scottish Gaelic Ruairidh/Ruaraidh, but without a semantic connection. There is some indication [CT²] that Rory could also be used as a pet name for Roger/Rodger in Ireland.