# Rory

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɹɔːɹi/ · frequency rank #10,926

## Definitions
1. A unisex given name.
2. A unisex given name.
3. A unisex given name.
4. A unisex given name.

## Etymology
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Ruairidh and Irish Ruairí (“red-haired king”), from Old Irish Ruaidrí (“red king”).

## Easily confused with
- **RR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rory-vs-rr)
- **row** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rory-vs-row)
- **Roy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rory-vs-roy)
- **rot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rory-vs-rot)
- **ROS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rory-vs-ros)
- **rose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rory-vs-rose)
- **Ross** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rory-vs-ross)
- **ruby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rory-vs-ruby)
- **rows** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rory-vs-rows)
- **Rosa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rory-vs-rosa)
- **Rudy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rory-vs-rudy)
- **Roth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rory-vs-roth)
- **Rowe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rory-vs-rowe)
- **rosy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rory-vs-rosy)
- **Roxy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rory-vs-roxy)
- **rout** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rory-vs-rout)
- **roux** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rory-vs-roux)
- **ROTC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rory-vs-rotc)
- **rote** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rory-vs-rote)
- **rove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rory-vs-rove)

## Common misspellings (6)
`orry`, `rorry`, `roryy`, `royr`, `rrory`, `rroy`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rory