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Do you think Rory is a nice name?

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blondemumma · 28/05/2010 13:49

Hi all, am 6 months PG and struggling with boys' names. DS is Samuel and we don't want anything too far out. Anyone have any thoughts about Rory?

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monkeyfacegrace · 28/06/2010 18:38

Rory is the Haven Tiger Im afraid!

MaryMungo · 28/06/2010 18:33

62 posts and no one's mentioned Dr Who

loobylu3 · 28/06/2010 18:20

I think it's lovely!

overmydeadbody · 28/06/2010 17:55

The name has been ruined for me by too many 'difficult' children with that name passing through my life.

JennyPiccolo · 28/06/2010 17:49

I looked it up on a gaelic website, but i asked my brother who speaks Gaelic today, and he said it's Ruaridh. I think the first I makes the DH redundant if you're spelling it Ruairidh, so then it would just be Ruairi like Mhairi is spelled.

I'm really not too sure, and that's what's putting me off the name.

Charlieknows · 27/06/2010 23:14

JennyPiccolo no RUAIDHRI is not the (I presume you mean Scottish) Gaelic spelling, RUAIRIDH is the Gaelic spelling.

JennyPiccolo · 27/06/2010 12:49

We were thinking of Ruaridh as well, but i'm put off as nae cunt can spell it. (possibly including me)

RUAIDHRÍ is the Gaelic spelling apparently, so I guess they're all bastardisations one way or an other.

Rockbird · 27/06/2010 10:13

Lovely, don't know any little Rorys. Gaelic spellings are nice as well but it's one of the few names that looks just as good Anglicised.

BikeRunSki · 26/06/2010 22:49

Yes, except about 50% of the under 2 boys around here seem to be called Rory. I even know a Roary!

AnyFuleKno · 26/06/2010 22:47

You hear Rory, you think racing car

rocketupbum · 26/06/2010 22:28

I love Rory and would totally use it but for the fact we already have a Ralf! Too many rrrrrs for one family.

Hedwig3 · 26/06/2010 17:10

Rory is a great, underused name.

IwishIwasmoreorganised · 26/06/2010 13:27

Yes - Roary the racing car springs to mind here, and neither of our ds's can say it correctly (they're 4 and 2) so it's woarwy in this house! Don't think they're alone in having trouble saying the R's either as several of their friends are the same.

Louplet · 26/06/2010 13:23

I like it but have a good friend called Rory so may be biased.

PenguinNZ · 26/06/2010 13:21

I agree with Pip Rabbit and Ineedsomesleep, great name but all I can hear is 'Roary - the racing car!'.

NB: A couple of days ago I asked DS (24m) if he wanted a little bro or sis and he said 'Roary'....think he just meant for me to put the DVD on though.

Magalyxyz · 26/06/2010 08:33

I think it's lovely.

Ineedsomesleep · 26/06/2010 07:45

Always used to like it but Reary the Racing Car has ruined it for me.

RipMacWinkle · 26/06/2010 07:26

I love Rory.

But am confused about all the points re gaelic spellings. To me, they're completely different names as the pronunciation is different.

Rory - row (as in row boat) - ry
Ruairi/Ruaridh etc - roo (as in rue the day) - ry

Either way, both fab names. We couldn't use either due to sounding too much like another name (mine!) or someone close to us using it first.

Charlieknows · 26/06/2010 00:57

OK, for a start the Anglocised version of RUAIRIDH (the correct spelling) is Roderick.

Ruairidh = Scottish Gaelic spelling/name
Roary = Irish Gaelic name (unsure of spelling)
Roderick = English version

HTH

honeydragon · 29/05/2010 21:33

rory can be a girls name to apparantly never met one though

shockers · 29/05/2010 19:31

Ariesgirl I think I know him !

LittleSilver · 29/05/2010 19:24

No

PanicMode · 29/05/2010 19:24

We've just called DS3 Rory and have had nothing but positive comments......

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blondemumma · 29/05/2010 19:23

Thanks everyone, appreciate all the comments. It does seem to be a bit of a like or loathe kind of name, but I think it goes well with Sam and with our surname. Might well be our no. 1 choice. Will probably be a girl now

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TubbyDuffs · 29/05/2010 18:21

DS1 is a Rory, so obviously I love it!