English
Rory
Rory comes from Old Irish Ruaidrí ‘red king’.
- Old Irishc. 600–900Ruaidrí‘red king’
- Scottish GaelicmodernRuairidh
- EnglishtodayRory
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Irishc. 600–900Ruaidrí‘red king’
- Scottish GaelicmodernRuairidh
- EnglishtodayRory
The story
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Ruairidh and Irish Ruairí (‘red-haired king’), from Old Irish Ruaidrí (‘red king’).
Every English word from Old Irish Ruaidrí
Today it means
name A male given name from Irish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Irish Ruaidrí / Rory