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What do you think of Ruari....

34 replies

matimum · 14/09/2009 13:38

.....for a girl??

I know this is another spelling for Rory which I know is a boys name but I came across it in my baby names book last night for a girl and I'm thinking it's actually really nice.

What do you think? x

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OrmIrian · 14/09/2009 14:14

Sorry it just makes me think of the Archers. It will always be mispronounced or misspelt.

LadyGlencoraPalliser · 14/09/2009 14:12

I would not use it for a girl unless you think she won't mind spending her whole life having people mistake her for a member of the opposite sex.

thedollshouse · 14/09/2009 14:11

Love it for a boy but absolutely hate it for a girl. I should say it is our top name if we have a boy although we would spell it Rory. I really hate it when people start using boys names for girls. We have a Finley and I hear that this name is becoming more popular for girls.

bellissima · 14/09/2009 14:09

Try Romy, Rhona, Rhiannon, Romilla, Rita, Ruby...

allaboutme · 14/09/2009 14:07

I know its not wrong but most people will think its a 'creative' spelling of Rory, the boys name

flyingcloud · 14/09/2009 14:05

It's the Gaelic spelling, it's not wrong! Although it's a more anglicized version of the true Gaelic. Fwiw, I went to school with a girl called Rory, different...

allaboutme · 14/09/2009 13:59

It is a boys name spelt wrong

rubyslippers · 14/09/2009 13:58

boys name

AMumInScotland · 14/09/2009 13:55

Um, I think it's a boys name, which will make things complicated for her.

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