He resided with the family of Brittany Pierce during his time at McKinley. He was an Irish exchange student who attended his sophomore year at William McKinley High School. Rory Flanagan is a recurring character on the third season of Glee. The only complaint we have about Rory is that it’s sorta awkward to pronounce.I thought America was all about different, unique people coming together and accepting one another. Rory reminds us of another Irish name Ryan (“little king”) which Americans have made gender-neutral. Kennedy did the same in 1968, officially this name did not enter the female Top 1000 until much, much later in 2003 – not to mention it’s having trouble sticking to the charts (in other words, Rory for girls remains a rare name choice). Although heartthrob silver-screen idol Errol Flynn named his daughter Rory in 1947 and politician Robert F. For girls, the name’s history is a bit different. It’s getting another push up the male naming charts right now thanks to Rory McIlroy, currently the #1 golfer in the world. Otherwise the name has experienced somewhat sporadic usage over the years. The name peaked a second time in the late 1970s and early 1980s this time influenced by popular Irish blues-rock musician Rory Gallagher. In fact, Rory reached as high as position #280 on the charts in 1959. For boys, Rory saw instant success after his 1947 debut on the charts (probably inspired by Rory Calhoun, a popular actor of the time). Kennedy named one of his daughters Rory in 1968 way before the name showed up on the Top 1000 list). It started out as a boy’s name but officially went unisex when Rory showed up on the female naming charts in 2002 (politician Robert F. It could also be used as a nickname for the girl names Aurora and/or Lorelei.Īmericans basically imported the name Rory from Ireland in 1947. Rory is often used as a short form of Roderick although the two names are not connected. The United States, however, is unusual in that it's the only place that regards Rory as a gender-neutral name. Rory has also expanded well beyond the Irish and Scottish borders to every other English-speaking nation.
The anglicized form – Rory – remains quite popular for the little lads in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland today. Common usage of Ruaidhrí dates back to the Middle Ages in Ireland and was most notably borne by the last undisputed High King of Ireland, Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair, at the end of the 12th century around the time of the Anglo-Norman quasi-conquest of Ireland. The name’s root etymology can be found in the Gaelic elements “ruadh” meaning “red-haired” and “rí” meaning “king”. Rory is the anglicized form of an old Gaelic masculine name Ruaidhrí or Ruairidh which have a long history of usage in Ireland and Scotland respectively.
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