Welsh version of Rory

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I would like a welsh boys name and really like Rory but it's not welsh. I already have a Bryn and a Rhys, so like short names.

Is there a welsh version of Rory ?

Isnt it Rodhri? Probably spelt it very wrong!

Yep, Rhodri. Rhod for short.

Welsh names that "feel" similar to Rory to me:

Arwyn
Emrys (Prob too close to Rhys, though)
Morgan

I do like Rhodri but I just hear Rodney and think only fools and horses .. hmmmm

I was hoping you'd tell me Rory is welsh and google is wrong

I would just use it! Are you in Wales? Would people notice?

I'm not in Wales but it's a family tradition, and we've carried it on with the first two DC so I guess we keep the theme.

Tbh if you’re not in Wales I’d avoid a welsh name and just go with Rory

What about Aled?

Said as "AL as in pal" and Ed? For those who don't know how to pronounce it.

Or Dylan?

Rory is nice but I can’t think of a welsh version sorry

Tomos
Owain
Ioan
Dewi
Rhodri

Rory is nice but it isn't welsh.
I can't think of a version of it.
Rhodri is the welsh form of Roderick and means Fame+Ruler so nothing to do with Rory (Red King).
The nearest I can think of is Rhuddian, which isn't the same as Rhydian.
Rhuddian is similar to the English surname Rudd.

Rhuddian would cause spelling and pronunciation difficulties.
The u in this case sounds like the 'i' in the English word With. Rh is a different sound to R (It's like R+H at the same time). dd is a soft 'th' like in the english words the, this but not thing.

Rhuddian would also get mixed up with the place name Rhuddlan.

I like Bryn and Rhys (pronounced the Welsh way).
You need a very easy to pronounce Welsh name that looks like it has no vowels. I would go with Gwyn or Wyn.

Roderick is sometimes shortened to Rory in Scotland, I know a grown up Rory short for Roderick and have heard of others.

I know a Welsh family who have a Rory simply because they live outside the UK and it would have been ridiculous to inflict the proper spelling on their child in their particular circumstances.....

A name that looks a bit like Rory is Iori, which is a welsh form of Edward.
It's pronounced Iorry - rhymes with Lorry.

How about Iolo or Ianto? Two of my favourite Welsh boys' names

Or if you'd consider longer names, I like

Dafydd (pronounced Davith, with hard 'th' like in the)

Gruffydd (nn Gruff, pronounced Griff)

Meredydd (pronounced Mare -Ed- ith, with hard 'th' as in the)

I know of a Rohan, nicknamed Rory.

Is the Welsh Rowan?

the th in the is soft not hard.
dd is always th as in the, that, this etc not thing, thought etc
f is always a v sound unless there are two fs, ff is pronounced like English f.

Griff is good.
Rowan is fine in welsh, but it's not Welsh.

Surely the the in thousand, mouth etc is soft, and the th in the/this/that etc is hard, like the dd in Gruffydd???

Th as in the & that is called "voiced" and Th as in think & thought is "unvoiced"- I'm not sure which I'd consider the "soft" one but they're definitely different sounds. It's þ vs ð

What about Rhori?

Rhori is made up and if it was a welsh name it would rhyme with Lorry.
You are right about the th.

And Rh is not the same as R. Rh is a distinct letter not two letters.