Rory is a given name of

Gaelic Gaelic is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". As a noun it refers to the group of languages spoken by the Gaels, or to any one of the languages individually. Gaelic languages are spoken in Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, and Ca ...

origin. It is an anglicisation of the ga, Ruairí/''Ruaidhrí'' and gd, Ruairidh and is common to the Irish, Highland Scots and their diasporas. for the given name "Rory". The meaning of the name is "red king", composed of ''ruadh'' ("red") and ''rígh'' ("king"). In Ireland and Scotland, it is generally seen as a masculine name and therefore rarely given to females.

History

An early use of the name in

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is in reference to Rudraige mac Sithrigi, a

High King of Ireland High King of Ireland ( ga, Ardrí na hÉireann ) was a royal title in Gaelic Ireland held by those who had, or who are claimed to have had, lordship over all of Ireland. The title was held by historical kings and later sometimes assigned ana ...

who eventually spawned the Ulaid (indeed, this tribe are sometimes known as ''Clanna Rudhraighe''). Throughout the Middle Ages, the name was in use by various kings, such as

Ruaidrí mac Fáeláin Ruaidrí mac Fáeláin (died 785) was a King of Leinster of the Uí Fáeláin sept of the Uí Dúnlainge branch of the Laigin. He was the son of Fáelán mac Murchado (died 738), a previous king. This sept had their royal seat at Naas in the east ...

, Ruaidrí na Saide Buide and Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair, the last High King of Ireland. As well as this,

Ruairí Óg Ó Mórdha Rory O'More, also known as Rory Oge O'More ( ga, Ruairí Óg Ó Mórdha) (died 1578), was the Irish lord of what became Laois. Family background Rory O'More was the second son of Ruairí Ó Mórdha, Captain of Leix, and Margaret, daughter of ...

, the famous King of Laois, and his nephew Ruairí Ó Mórdha, who was a leader in the

Irish Rebellion of 1641 The Irish Rebellion of 1641 ( ga, Éirí Amach 1641) was an uprising by Irish Catholics in the Kingdom of Ireland, who wanted an end to anti-Catholic discrimination, greater Irish self-governance, and to partially or fully reverse the plantatio ...

, held the name. Rory has seen increasing use in females since the 1960s, especially in the United States. One notable example is Rory Kennedy (b. 1968), daughter of Robert F. Kennedy. It can alternatively be a nickname for "Aurora" or " Lorelai".

Variations

The standard Scottish Gaelic pronunciation is , and in Munster Irish . In English, it is typically pronounced as (). In Classical Gaelic, the name was written Ruaidhrigh, and in Old Irish Ruaidríg /ruaðʲr͈ʲiːʝʲ/ (Proto Celtic *roudo-riks). There are numerous other recorded variations of the name such as Ruaidrí, Ruaidhrí, Ruairdhrí, Rhuairidh, Ruaridh, Rhuari, Rhuaridh, Ruarídh, Ruarí, Roighrí, Rauridh or Raighrí. Historically, it has also been anglicised by replacement with the Germanic name Roderick, of similar meaning (leader) and in some cases the also etymologically unrelated names Roger and

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List of people

Ruaidrí

(died 785), King of Leinster of the Uí Fáeláin sept of the Uí Dúnlainge branch of the Laigin * Ruaidrí ua Canannáin (died 950), king of the Cenél Conaill, and according to some sources High King of Ireland * Ruaidrí na Saide Buide (died 1118), called Ruaidrí na Saide Buide (Ruaidrí of the Yellow Birch), King of Connacht * Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair, 12th century King of Connacht and the last High King of Ireland * Ruaidri mac Cathal Ua Conchobair, King of Connacht in Ireland * Ruaidri mac Tairdelbach Ua Conchobair, King of Connacht, died 1384 *Ruaidri Caech mac Diarmata (1404–1421), see Kings of Magh Luirg *Ruaidri Óg mac Diarmata (1478–1486), see Kings of Magh Luirg *Ruaidri mac Diarmata (1549–1568), see Kings of Magh Luirg

Ruaidhrí

* Ruaidhrí mac Raghnaill (died 1247?), Hebridean magnate *

Ruaidhrí Mac Ruaidhrí Ruaidhrí Mac Ruaidhrí (died 14 October 1318?) was a fourteenth-century Scottish magnate and chief of Clann Ruaidhrí. He was an illegitimate son of Ailéan mac Ruaidhrí, and is recorded to have participated in the kindred's military actions a ...

(died 1318?), Scottish magnate *

Ruaidhri Ó Cianáin Ruaidhri Ó Cianáin (died 1387) was an Irish historian. Described upon his death as "a learned historian without fault", "professor of Oirghialla in history", "chiefe Chronicler of the territory of Uriell". A member of the learned Ó Cianái ...

(died 1387), Irish historian * Ruaidhrí Ó Flaithbheartaigh (1629–1716/18), Irish historian *

Rúaidhrí de Valera Rúaidhrí de Valera (3 November 1916 – 28 October 1978) was an Irish archaeologist most known for his work on the megalithic tombs of his country. He was the son of Éamon de Valera and Sinéad de Valera. Early studies De Valera took a ...

(1916–1978), Irish archaeologist *

Rúaidhrí Conroy Rúaidhrí Conroy (born 30 November 1979 in Dublin) is an Irish actor. He is the son of actor Brendan Conroy. One of his first castings was as Tito (and not Tayto as commonly misconceived) in the 1992 film '' Into the West'', for which he won ...

(born 1979), Irish actor * Ruaidhrí Higgins (born 1984), midfielder playing with Derry City F.C. in the League of Ireland *

Ruaidhri Smith Ruaidhri Alexander James Smith (born 5 August 1994) is a Scottish professional cricketer. Smith is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm fast medium. He was born in Glasgow and has an English father and an Irish mother. He made his One Day ...

(born 1994), Scottish cricketer

Ruairí

* Ruairí Mac Easmainn (1864–1916), Irish patriot, poet, revolutionary and nationalist *

Ruairí Brugha Ruairí Brugha (; 15 October 1917 – 31 January 2006) was an Irish Republican and IRA volunteer who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Ireland from 1977 to 1979, Senator for the Industrial and Commercial Panel from 1969 ...

(1917–2006), Irish politician * Ruairí Ó Brádaigh (1932–2013), Irish Republican Army member * Ruairí O'Connor (born 1991), Irish actor *

Ruairí Quinn Ruairi Quinn (born 2 April 1946) is an Irish former Labour Party politician who served as Minister for Education and Skills from 2011 to 2014, Leader of the Labour Party from 1997 to 2002, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 1989 to 1997, ...

(born 1946), Irish politician * Ruairí Robinson (born 1978), Academy Award-nominated Irish film director and writer *

Ruairí McKiernan Ruairí McKiernan is an Irish author, social entrepreneur and campaigner on youth, community, health, and social justice issues. In 2012, he was appointed to the Irish Council of State by President Michael D. Higgins. He has been named by Ashoka ...

(born 1977), Irish social activist

Ruaraidh

Ruaraidh Erskine Ruaraidh Erskine of Marr (15 January 1869 – 5 January 1960) (Scottish Gaelic: Ruaraidh Arascain is Mhàirr) was a Scottish nationalist political activist, writer and Scottish Gaelic language revival campaigner. Early life Ruaraidh Erskine ...

(1869–1960), Scottish nationalist

Ruairidh

Ruairidh MacIlleathain Ruairidh MacIlleathain is a Scottish Gaelic broadcaster and author with an interest in Gaelic learners. He edited the learner's newsletter '' Cothrom'' (published by Clì Gàidhlig) and hosts the radio shows ''Litir do Luchd-ionnsachaidh'' and ''An ...

, Scottish Gaelic broadcaster *

Ruairidh Greenwood Ruairidh Greenwood (born 26 March 1992) is a Scotland, Scottish curling, curler. He competed at the 2015 Ford World Men's Curling Championship in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, as second for the Scottish team. He is a left-h ...

(born 1992), Scottish curler

Ruaridh

* Ruaridh Jackson (born 1988), Scottish rugby union player *

Ruaridh McConnochie Ruaridh McConnochie (born 23 October 1991) is a Scottish rugby union player. He was a member of the silver medal winning team in Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and a full England International, making his debut against Italy at St Jam ...

(born 1991), English rugby union player *

Ruaridh MacKenzie Ruaridh Mackenzie (born 10 August 1995 in Inverness, Scotland) is a Scottish rugby union player who plays for Glasgow Warriors in the Number Eight or Flanker positions. Born in Scotland, Mackenzie moved to New Zealand at only 3 months old ...

(born 1994), Scottish rugby union player *

Ruaridh Arrow Ruaridh Arrow is a British journalist and film-maker known for his 2011 feature documentary ''How to Start a Revolution'' about Nobel Peace Prize nominee Dr Gene Sharp. The film was described as an underground hit with the Occupy movement, whic ...

(born 1980), British film-maker

Rory

Male

Rory Anderson Rory C. "Busta" Anderson II (born October 2, 1992) is a former American football tight end. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round of the 2015 NFL Draft. He played college football at South Carolina. He has also been a ...

(born 1992), American football player *

Rory Barnes Rory Barnes (born 1946) is an Australian writer of popular fiction. Although born in London, he has lived most of his life in Australia. Bibliography *''Valencies'' (1983 with Damien Broderick) *''The Bomb-Monger's Daughter'' (1984) *''Water F ...

(born 1946), Australian writer * Rory Best (born 1982), Irish rugby union footballer * Rory Boulding (born 1988), English footballer *

Rory Brady Rory Brady (20 August 1957 – 19 July 2010) was an Irish barrister who served as the Attorney General of Ireland from 2002 to 2007. He served as a Member of the Council of State, and was a mediator on the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The ...

(1957–2010), Irish lawyer * Rory Bremner (born 1961), Scottish comedian *

Rory Brennan Rory Brennan (born 1945) is an Irish poet, born in Westport, County Mayo County Mayo (; ga, Contae Mhaigh Eo, meaning "Plain of the Taxus baccata, yew trees") is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. In the West ...

(born 1945), Irish poet *

Rory Brien Rory is a given name of Gaelic origin. It is an anglicisation of the ga, Ruairí/''Ruaidhrí'' and gd, Ruairidh and is common to the Irish, Highland Scots and their diasporas. for the given name "Rory". The meaning of the name is "red king", ...

(born 1991), rugby league footballer *

Rory Burns Rory Joseph Burns (born 26 August 1990) is an English cricketer who plays internationally for the England Test cricket team. In domestic cricket, he captains Surrey in first-class and List A cricket. Burns made his Test debut in 2018. He led ...

(born 1990), English cricketer *

Rory Byrne Rory Byrne (born 10 January 1944) is a South African semi-retired engineer and car designer, most famous for being the chief designer at the Benetton and Scuderia Ferrari Formula One teams. Byrne-designed cars have won ninety-nine Grands Pri ...

(born 1944), South African racing car designer * Rory Calhoun (1922–1999), American actor * Rory Carroll (born 1972), Irish journalist *

Rory Cellan-Jones Nicholas Rory Cellan-Jones (born 17 January 1958; "Cellan" pronounced ) is a British journalist and a former BBC News technology correspondent. After working for the BBC for 40 years, he announced in August 2021 he was leaving the corporation i ...

(born 1958), British journalist * Rory Cochrane (born 1972), American actor *

Rory Collins Sir Rory Edwards Collins FMedSci FRS (born 3 January 1955) is a British physician who is Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at the Clinical Trial Service Unit within the University of Oxford, the head of the Nuffield Department of Populati ...

(born 1955), epidemiologist *

Rory Enrique Conde Rory Enrique Conde (born June 14, 1965), a.k.a. "The Tamiami Trail Strangler", is a Colombian-born serial killer who killed six prostitutes in Florida, U.S. over a span of 5 months from September 1994 to January 1995. He was sentenced to deat ...

(born 1965), Colombian serial killer * Rory Culkin (born 1989), American actor *

Rory Delap Rory John Delap (born 6 July 1976) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in England, he made 11 appearances for the Republic of Ireland national team. Delap started his career at Carlisle United and impressed en ...

(born 1976), Irish football player * Rory Dodd, Canadian rock vocalist *

Rory Fairweather-Neylan The Royal New Zealand Ballet is a ballet company based in Wellington, New Zealand. It was originally known as The New Zealand Ballet Company. History New Zealand Ballet was established in 1953 as an independent charitable trust by Royal Danish ...

(born 1987), Australian ballet dancer * Rory Fallon (born 1982), New Zealand football player *

Rory Fitzpatrick Rory Brian Fitzpatrick (born January 11, 1975) is an American politician and former professional ice hockey defenseman who played ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, Nashville Predators, ...

(born 1975), American ice hockey player * Rory Gallagher (1948–1995), Irish musician *

Rory Hamilton-Brown Rory James Hamilton-Brown (born 3 September 1987) is a former English first-class cricketer who last played for Sussex. Previously, he was captain of Surrey until August 2012. Playing primarily as a right-handed batsman, he was also an occasio ...

(born 1987), English cricketer *

Rory Jacob Ruettiger 'Rory' Jacob (born 11 October 1983 in Oulart, County Wexford) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Oulart–The Ballagh and was a member of the Wexford senior inter-county team from 2002 to 2015. Both hi ...

(born 1983), Irish hurler *

Rory Jennings Rory Jennings (born 20 July 1983) is a British actor, radio personality for Talksport, and poker player. He played Craig Dixon in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' appearing on screen between 27 July and 7 September 2007. Early life Jenn ...

(born 1983), British actor *

Rory Johnson Rory L. Johnson (born March 15, 1986) is an American football linebacker who is currently playing for the Berlin Rebels in the German Football League (GFL). He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played co ...

(born 1986), American football player * Rory Jones (born 1955), South African football player *

Rory Kiely Rory Kiely (1 May 1934 – 13 June 2018) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. Kiely was an unsuccessful candidate for the Dáil at the 1969 general election for the Limerick West. Kiely was first elected in 1977, to the 14th Seanad. He was re ...

(1934–2018), Irish politician * Rory Kinnear (born 1978), English actor *

Rory Kockott Rory Kockott (born 25 June 1986) is a South African-born French professional rugby union player who plays for Castres in France's Top 14 and has played for the France national team. He was born in East London, South Africa, and qualified to pla ...

(born 1986), South African rugby player representing France internationally * Rory Lamont (born 1982), Scottish rugby player *

Rory Lawson Rory Lawson (born 12 March 1981) is a Scottish former rugby union player who played his career in Scotland and England as a scrum half. He won 31 caps for Scotland. He attended Dollar Academy where he captained the school's 1st XV. After a nu ...

(born 1981), Scottish international rugby union player *

Rory Lee Feek Rory Lee Feek (born April 25, 1965) is an American country music singer and songwriter. In his career, he has written singles for Clay Walker, Blake Shelton, Tracy Byrd and other artists. He and his wife, Joey Feek, formed the duo Joey + Rory ...

(born 1966), American country music singer and songwriter *

Rory Leidelmeyer Rory Leidelmeyer is an American bodybuilder who competed in the 1970s and 1980s. He is a former Mr. America and trained former football player Tony Mandarich. He also appeared in the Shaquille O'Neal film ''Kazaam ''Kazaam'' () is a 1996 fant ...

, American bodybuilder *

Rory Loy Rory James Loy (born 19 March 1988) is a Scottish former professional footballer now working as a football commentator on radio and television. He last played for Scottish League One side Dumbarton. He has previously played for Rangers, Dunfer ...

(born 1988), Scottish footballer *

Rory Macdonald (conductor) Rory Macdonald (born 25 August 1980) is a Scottish conductor. Education Born in Stirling, Scotland, he attended Douglas Academy in Milngavie, Glasgow, and went on to read Music at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge University. He studied vi ...

(born 1980), Scottish conductor * Rory MacDonald (fighter) (born 1989), Canadian professional mixed martial artist * Rory Macdonald (musician) (born 1949), Scottish bassist *

Rory MacGregor Rory MacGregor (born 2 August 1976) is a British actor, who has played a variety of roles on television, generally in the 2000s. MacGregor was born in London, England. He trained at Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama, graduating in 1999 ...

(born 1976), British actor * Rory MacLean (born 1954), Canadian writer * Rory Makem (born 1969) Irish-American musician * Rory Markas (1955–2010), American sportscaster * Rory Markham (born 1982), American mixed martial artist * Rory McCann (born 1969), Scottish actor * Rory McEwen (politician) (born 1948), Australian politician *

Rory McEwen (artist) Roderick McEwen (12 March 1932 – 16 October 1982), known as Rory McEwen, was a Scottish artist and musician. Early life and education Roderick McEwen was the fourth of seven children born to Sir John Helias Finnie McEwen and Lady Bridget ...

(1932–1982), Scottish artist and musician *

Rory McGrath Patrick Rory McGrath (born 17 March 1956) is a British comedian, television personality, and writer. He came to prominence in the comedy show ''Who Dares Wins'' and was a regular panellist on the game show ''They Think It's All Over'' for many ...

(born 1956), English comedian *

Rory McIlroy Rory Daniel McIlroy (born 4 May 1989) is a professional golfer from Northern Ireland who is a member of both the European and PGA Tours. He is the current world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking, and has spent over 100 weeks in tha ...

(born 1989), Northern Irish golfer * Rory McLeod (singer-songwriter) (born 1957), English singer-songwriter * Rory McLeod (snooker player) (born 1971), English professional snooker player *

Rory McTurk Rory W. McTurk is a British philologist. McTurk graduated from Oxford University in 1963. He took a further degree at the University of Iceland in 1965, and subsequently taught at Lund University, the University of Copenhagen, and University Col ...

, British philologist * Rory O'Connor (Irish republican) (1883–1922), Irish republican activist *

Rory O'Hanlon Rory O'Hanlon (born 7 February 1934) is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann from 2002 to 2007, Leas-Cheann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann from 1997 to 2002, Minister for the Environment from 1 ...

(born 1934), Irish politician * Rory O'Malley (born 1980), Broadway actor *

Rory (Roger) O'Moore Sir Rory O'Moore ( ga, Ruaidhrí Ó Mórdha) (c. 1600 – 16 February 1655), also known Sir Roger O'Moore or O'More or Sir Roger Moore, was an Irish landowner of ancient lineage, and is most notable for being one of the four principal organizer ...

(1620–1655), Irish rebel *

Rory O'Tunny Rory O'Tunny (''fl. c.'' 1520 – 1542; , ; other spellings include ''Ruoricus, Otyuny, Otwyne, Otuyne, Otyyne'') was an Irish sculptor. Born into a family of sculptors, said to have originated in Callan, County Kilkenny, O'Tunney was prim ...

(c. 1541–1542), Irish sculptor *

Rory Peck Rory Peck (13 December 1956 – 3 October 1993) was a Northern-Irish freelance war cameraman who was killed while covering the events of the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis. Work Rory Peck covered the first Gulf War; the wars in Bosnia a ...

(1956–1993), British journalist * Rory Reid (born 1963), American politician * Rory Sabbatini (born 1976), South African golfer *

Rory J Saper Rory Jonathon Saper (born 3 April 1996) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles in the film ''Rufus'' (2012) and the series ''Find Me in Paris'' (2018–2020). Early life Saper was born in Slough to parents Camilla and Roger and gre ...

(born 1996), English actor *

Rory Schlein Rory Robert Schlein (born 1 September 1984) is an Australian speedway rider. Career Born in Darwin, Northern Territory, Schlein, lived in the southern Adelaide suburb of Hallett Cove and won the Australian Under-16 Championship at the Northl ...

(born 1984), Australian speedway rider * Rory Singer (born 1976), American mixed martial artist *

Rory Sparrow Rory Darnell Sparrow (born June 12, 1958) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Born in Suffolk, Virginia, Sparrow played at Eastside High School in Paterson, New Jersey, a ...

(born 1958), American basketball player * Rory Smith (born 1987), Canadian lacrosse player *

Rory Steele Rory Steele is an Australian author and former public servant and diplomat. Born 1943 in Western Australia. Oxford University 1962-66 (BA Hons Modern Languages). Taught Italian in Naples 1964–65. In 1969 he joined the Australian Diplomatic S ...

(born 1943), Australian author * Rory Stewart (born 1973), British politician, diplomat and author * Rory Storm (1938–1972), English musician * Rory Sutherland (born 1982), Australian racing cyclist * Rory Underwood (born 1963), English rugby player *

Rory Watson Rory Watson (born 5 February 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Wrexham. Watson played youth football with Leeds United and Hull City, signing a professional contract with the latter in June 2014. He had loa ...

(born 1996), English footballer

Female

* Aurora 'Rory' Block (born 1949), American blues guitarist and singer * Ellen "Rory" Flack (born 1971), American figure skater * Rory Kennedy (born 1968), American filmmaker *

Rory Quintos Rory B. Quintos (born October 31, 1962) is a Filipino people, Filipino television and film director. She graduated from the University of the Philippines UP Diliman, major in broadcasting. She began a career in television where she successively s ...

(born 1962), Filipino television and film director

Characters

Male characters

*Brother Rua in the film Pilgrimage *Rory in the Australian children's television series '' Little Lunch'' *Rory in the book series The Hunger Games *Rory in the film/television series ''

My Babysitter's a Vampire ''My Babysitter's a Vampire'' (released as ''My Babysitter's a Vampire: The Movie'' in some regions) is a 2010 Canadian comedy horror television film directed by Bruce McDonald. It stars Vanessa Morgan and Matthew Knight. The film's plot centers ...

'' *

Rory Adams Rory is a given name of Gaelic origin. It is an anglicisation of the ga, Ruairí/''Ruaidhrí'' and gd, Ruairidh and is common to the Irish, Highland Scots and their diasporas. for the given name "Rory". The meaning of the name is "red king", ...

in the movie '' Life'' *Rory Breaker in the movie '' Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels'' *Rory Campbell in the Marvel Comics Universe *Roary in the television show

Roary the Racing Car ''Roary the Racing Car'' (stylised as ''ROARY: The Racing Car'') is a British-stop-motion children's television series created by David Jenkins and produced by Chapman Entertainment and Cosgrove Hall Films. It follows the adventures of Roary ...

*Ruairí Donovan in the British radio soap opera '' The Archers'' *Ruairi, a central character in the

MMORPG A massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) is a video game that combines aspects of a role-playing video game and a massively multiplayer online game. As in role-playing games (RPGs), the player assumes the role of a Player charac ...

Mabinogi, appearing in the introductory storyline and several others subsequently. * Rory Finnigan in the television series '' Hollyoaks'' * Rory Flanagan in the television series ''

Glee Glee means delight, a form of happiness. Glee may also refer to: * Glee (music), a type of English choral music * ''Glee'' (TV series), an American musical comedy-drama TV series, and related media created by Ryan Murphy * ''Glee'' (Bran Van 30 ...

'' *

Rory Hennessy ''8 Simple Rules'' (originally ''8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter'') is an American sitcom television series originally starring John Ritter and Katey Sagal as middle-class parents Paul and Cate Hennessy, raising their three chi ...

in the television series ''

8 Simple Rules ''8 Simple Rules'' (originally ''8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter'') is an American sitcom television series originally starring John Ritter and Katey Sagal as middle-class parents Paul and Cate Hennessy, raising their three chi ...

'' *Rory Jansen in the movie '' The Words'' *

Rory Murdoch The following is a list of characters in ''River City'', a Scottish soap opera that began broadcasting on BBC Scotland on 24 September 2002. Present characters Former characters References {{reflist Characters River City ''River City'' ...

in the television series '' River City'' *Rory O'Shea in the movie ''

Inside I'm Dancing ''Inside I'm Dancing'', also released under the title ''Rory O'Shea Was Here'', is an 2004 Irish comedy-drama film directed by Damien O'Donnell and starring James McAvoy, Steven Robertson, Romola Garai, and Brenda Fricker. The film revolves aroun ...

'' *Rory Peters in the movie '' Final Destination 2'' * Rory Regan, '' Ragman'' in the DC Comics Universe *Rory Slippery in the television series '' Fortysomething'' * Rory Williams in the television series ''

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...

'' * Rory Walker in the movie ''

The Conjuring ''The Conjuring'' is a 2013 American supernatural horror film directed by James Wan and written by Chad Hayes and Carey W. Hayes. It is the inaugural film in ''The Conjuring'' Universe franchise. Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga star as Ed an ...

'' *

Rory Browne Rory is a given name of Goidelic languages, Gaelic origin. It is an anglicisation of the ga, Ruairí/''Ruaidhrí'' and gd, Ruairidh and is common to the Irish people, Irish, Scottish people, Highland Scots and their diasporas. for the given n ...

in the books of the saga of Agnes Browne (''The Mammy'', ''The Chisellers'', ''The Granny'' and ''The Young Wan'') by Brendan O'Carroll *Rory in the former Disney video game ''

Club Penguin ''Club Penguin'' was a massively multiplayer online game (MMO), involving a virtual world that contained a range of online games and activities. It was created by New Horizon Interactive (now known as Disney Canada Inc.). Players used cartoon ...

Female characters

* Lorelai "Rory" Gilmore in the television series '' Gilmore Girls'' * Rory Mercury in the anime and light novel series ''

Gate A gate or gateway is a point of entry to or from a space enclosed by walls. The word derived from old Norse "gat" meaning road or path; But other terms include ''yett and port''. The concept originally referred to the gap or hole in the wall ...

.'' * Aurora "Rory" Morningstar, from the series "Lucifer."

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Ruaidrí

Ruaidhrí

Ruairí

Ruaraidh

Ruairidh

Ruaridh

Rory

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