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Luke or Rory?

35 replies

Peachesout · 31/12/2023 09:37

Struggling with these two names.

Do you prefer one, if so why?

Luke has been a lifelong favourite but Rory is one I can't stop thinking about. Rory is no.7 where I live though!

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BoleynMemories13 · 31/12/2023 11:48

Rory is nice but it's quite 'of the moment' in England so it depends where you live. I think it has a much deeper rooted history in Scotland and Ireland but in England it's rocketed out of nowhere over the past few years so risks feeling a bit of a trendy choice.

Whereas Luke has definitely stood the test of time. Personally I prefer Lucas to Luke, but there's nothing to dislike about Luke. If you've loved it for years I think you'll regret not using it.

sliceofapple · 31/12/2023 11:44

Have you posted this before because if not the exact two names came up not so long back and like FoFanta I thought Gilmore Girls too.

Don't reject a name because young children struggle to pronounce certain letters, most of them learn to say their Rs.

HaPPy8 · 31/12/2023 11:37

Rory ❤️

arewedoneyet · 31/12/2023 11:35

FayCarew · 31/12/2023 09:58

Luke but Lucas and Luca are pretty popular. Rory is nice but some can't say R.

Surely that's not a reason not to use a name if you like it just because some people can't pronounce it

Kaleidoscopeofbutterflies · 31/12/2023 11:34

Rory.. but I'd spell it the Irish way
Ruaidhrí... meaning Red King

RuthW · 31/12/2023 11:28

Luke is old fashioned and Rory is just awful for a grown man.

Lucas is better

Gall10 · 31/12/2023 10:07

Luke….not Wowy!

FoFanta · 31/12/2023 09:58

Are you a Gilmore Girls fan?

FayCarew · 31/12/2023 09:58

Luke but Lucas and Luca are pretty popular. Rory is nice but some can't say R.

Tafaa · 31/12/2023 09:39

I like Luke out of those two

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