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, an ...

origin. It is an anglicisation of the ga, Ruairí/''Ruaidhrí'' and gd, Ruairidh and is common to the Irish,

Highland Scots The Highlands ( sco, the Hielands; gd, a’ Ghàidhealtachd , 'the place of the Gaels') is a historical region of Scotland. Culturally, the Highlands and the Lowlands diverged from the Late Middle Ages into the modern period, when Lowland S ...

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 Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the s ...

and

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to ...

, it is generally seen as a masculine name and therefore rarely given to females.

History

An early use of the name in

antiquity Antiquity or Antiquities may refer to: Historical objects or periods Artifacts *Antiquities, objects or artifacts surviving from ancient cultures Eras Any period before the European Middle Ages (5th to 15th centuries) but still within the histo ...

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 an ...

who eventually spawned the

Ulaid Ulaid (Old Irish, ) or Ulaidh ( Modern Irish, ) was a Gaelic over-kingdom in north-eastern Ireland during the Middle Ages made up of a confederation of dynastic groups. Alternative names include Ulidia, which is the Latin form of Ulaid, and in ...

(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 na Saide Buide and

Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair Ruaidrí mac Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair ( Modern Irish: Ruairí Ó Conchúir; anglicized as Rory O'Conor) ( – 2 December 1198) was King of Connacht from 1156 to 1186, and High King of Ireland from 1166 to 1198. He was the last High King o ...

, the last High King of Ireland. As well as this, Ruairí Óg Ó Mórdha, 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 plantat ...

, held the name. Rory has seen increasing use in females since the 1960s, especially in the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continental United States, primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., ...

. One notable example is

Rory Kennedy Rory Elizabeth Katherine Kennedy (born December 12, 1968) is an American documentary filmmaker who is the eleventh and youngest child of U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Skakel. Kennedy has made documentary films that center on social ...

(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 Old Irish, also called Old Gaelic ( sga, Goídelc, Ogham script: ᚌᚑᚔᚇᚓᚂᚉ; ga, Sean-Ghaeilge; gd, Seann-Ghàidhlig; gv, Shenn Yernish or ), is the oldest form of the Goidelic/Gaelic language for which there are extensive writte ...

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 Roger is a given name, usually masculine, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") and ', ' ( ...

and

Ray Ray may refer to: Fish * Ray (fish), any cartilaginous fish of the superorder Batoidea * Ray (fish fin anatomy), a bony or horny spine on a fin Science and mathematics * Ray (geometry), half of a line proceeding from an initial point * Ray (gr ...

List of people

Ruaidrí

* Ruaidrí mac Fáeláin (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 *

, 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 The Kings of or Moylurg were a branch of the , and a kindred family to the Kings of Connacht. Their ancestor, , was a brother to , King of Connacht 967–973, ancestor of the O Connor family of Connacht. is said to have made a deal of some natu ...

*Ruaidri Óg mac Diarmata (1478–1486), see

*Ruaidri mac Diarmata (1549–1568), see

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 (died 1387), Irish historian *

Ruaidhrí Ó Flaithbheartaigh Roderick O'Flaherty ( ga, Ruaidhrí Ó Flaithbheartaigh; 1629–1718 or 1716) was an Irish historian. Biography He was born in County Galway and inherited Moycullen Castle and estate. O'Flaherty was the last ''de jure'' Lord of Iar Connacht, ...

(1629–1716/18), Irish historian * Rúaidhrí de Valera (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 (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 Ruairí Ó Brádaigh (; born Peter Roger Casement Brady; 2 October 1932 – 5 June 2013) was an Irish republican political and military leader. He was Chief of Staff of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) from 1958 to 1959 and again from 1960 to ...

(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 (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, Scottish Gaelic broadcaster * Ruairidh Greenwood (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 (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 (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 Roderick Keith Ogilvy "Rory" Bremner,"Rory Bremner". '' Who Do You Think You Are?''. Wall to Wall for BBC One. 2 February 2009. No. 1, series 6. (born 6 April 1961) is a Scottish impressionist and comedian, noted for his work in political sati ...

(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 yew trees") is a county in Ireland. In the West of Ireland, in the province of Connacht, it is named a ...

(born 1945), Irish poet * Rory Brien (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 (born 1944), South African racing car designer *

Rory Calhoun Rory Calhoun (born Francis Timothy McCown, August 8, 1922April 28, 1999) was an American film and television actor. He starred in numerous Westerns in the 1950s and 1960s, and appeared in supporting roles in films such as ''How to Marry a Millio ...

(1922–1999), American actor *

Rory Carroll Rory Carroll (born 1972) is an Irish journalist working for ''The Guardian'' who has reported from the Balkans, Afghanistan, Iraq, Latin America and Los Angeles. He is the Ireland correspondent for ''The Guardian''. His book on Hugo Chávez, '' ...

(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 ...

(born 1958), British journalist * Rory Cochrane (born 1972), American actor * Rory Collins (born 1955), epidemiologist * Rory Enrique Conde (born 1965), Colombian serial killer *

Rory Culkin Rory Hugh Culkin (born July 21, 1989) is an American actor who is known for his roles in '' Scream 4'', '' Lords of Chaos'', '' You Can Count on Me'', ''Columbus'', and M. Night Shyamalan's '' Signs''. He is the younger brother of actors Macaulay ...

(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 (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 William Rory Gallagher ( ; 2 March 1948 – 14 June 1995) was an Irish guitarist, singer, songwriter, and producer. Due to his virtuosic playing, but relative lack of fame compared to some others, he has been referred to as "the greatest ...

(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 occasiona ...

(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 his ...

(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 Jen ...

(born 1983), British actor * Rory Johnson (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 r ...

(1934–2018), Irish politician *

Rory Kinnear Rory Michael Kinnear (born 17 February 1978) is an English actor and playwright who has worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre. In 2014, he won the Olivier Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of William Sha ...

(born 1978), English actor * Rory Kockott (born 1986), South African rugby player representing France internationally * Rory Lamont (born 1982), Scottish rugby player * Rory Lawson (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, American bodybuilder *

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

(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) Rory Joseph MacDonald (born July 22, 1989) is a retired Canadian mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Welterweight division of the Professional Fighters League (PFL). Prior to signing with the PFL, MacDonald competed for Bellato ...

(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 Rose Bruford College (formerly ...

(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) Rory John McEwen (born 24 September 1948) is a former Australian politician who was the independent member for the seats of Gordon (1997–2002) and Mount Gambier (2002–2010) in the South Australian House of Assembly. Before entering politic ...

(born 1948), Australian politician * Rory McEwen (artist) (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 ...

(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 ...

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

(born 1984), Australian speedway rider *

Rory Singer Rory Michael Singer (born May 28, 1976) is an American mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt. Although Rory had made a name for himself as a 185-pound prospect; his big break came after meeting the producers of TUF. They were fil ...

(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 (born 1996), English footballer

Female

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

(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 A pilgrimage is a journey, often into an unknown or foreign place, where a person goes in search of new or expanded meaning about their self, others, nature, or a higher good, through the experience. It can lead to a personal transformation, aft ...

*Rory in the Australian children's television series '' Little Lunch'' *Rory in the book series

The Hunger Games ''The Hunger Games'' is a series of young adult dystopian novels written by American author Suzanne Collins. The first three novels are part of a trilogy following teenage protagonist Katniss Everdeen, and the fourth book is a prequel set 6 ...

*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 center ...

'' *

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 Life is a quality that distinguishes matter that has biological processes, such as signaling and self-sustaining processes, from that which does not, and is defined by the capacity for growth, reaction to stimuli, metabolism, energy ...

'' *Rory Breaker in the movie ''

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels ''Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels'' is a 1998 British black comedy crime film written and directed by Guy Ritchie, produced by Matthew Vaughn and starring an ensemble cast featuring Jason Flemyng, Dexter Fletcher, Nick Moran, Steven Ma ...

'' *Rory Campbell in the

Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is an American comic book publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Comics'' in ...

Universe The universe is all of space and time and their contents, including planets, stars, galaxies, and all other forms of matter and energy. The Big Bang theory is the prevailing cosmological description of the development of the univers ...

*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 ''The Archers'' is a BBC radio drama on BBC Radio 4, the corporation's main spoken-word channel. Broadcast since 1951, it was famously billed as "an everyday story of country folk" and is now promoted as "a contemporary drama in a rural set ...

'' *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 ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera '' Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on sister channel E4 a ...

'' * Rory Flanagan in the television series '' Glee'' * Rory Hennessy 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 in the television series ''

River City ''River City'' is a Scottish television soap opera that was first broadcast on BBC One Scotland on 24 September 2002. ''River City'' follows the lives of the people who live and work in the fictional district of Shieldinch. In November 2017, a s ...

'' *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 aro ...

'' *Rory Peters in the movie '' Final Destination 2'' * Rory Regan, '' Ragman'' in the

DC Comics DC Comics, Inc. ( doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with the ...

*Rory Slippery in the television series '' Fortysomething'' *

Rory Williams Rory Williams is a fictional character portrayed by Arthur Darvill in the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Having been introduced at the start of the fifth series, Rory joins the Eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith) ...

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 ...

'' * Rory Walker in the movie '' The Conjuring'' * Rory Browne 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 The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October ...

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 ''Gilmore Girls'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and starring Lauren Graham (Lorelai Gilmore) and Alexis Bledel ( Rory Gilmore). The show debuted on October 5, 2000, on The WB and became a flag ...

'' * 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."

References

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