Rory for a girl

[MissMoodyMoo]

So what are peoples opinions on Rory for a girl? I really like it. We are struggling to agree on a girls name. My husband likes Ivy, Daisy, Lily and fern but think they are too cutesy and I want a strong but pretty name

Those names didn't start out as girl's names.
I know more male Ashleys, Lees and Kims than female ones.

No.

Stacey was/is a surname and Shannon is a river

I think its a little sad that you think the only way to give your girl a strong name is to choose something that is overtly male.

If you want to go down that route though how about Alex(andra). Much nicer.

Yup further down the chain :)

It's disrespectful to the culture from which the name comes.

It means red-haired king in Irish.

• cultures (pl) from which....

It's a name from both Scottish and Irish culture. Using it for a girl shows a certain blithe ignorance of those cultures.

I've just finished a book where a fmc was called Rory

@ididntknowthat11 , it's not discarding all names, only ones that have multiple Rs.
Quite a lot of people struggle with R, and it's not like something like Margaret or Zara where the Rs aren't as prominent.

I know a little girl called Rorie - it suits her to a T! I say go for it ❤️

Actually I think she spells it Rori but the pronunciation is the same

Love it. You could go the whole hog and give her Lorelai as a full name. Own the Gilmore love.

Has anyone addressed the uncomfortable fact that we're prepared to give girls boy's names because, presumably "strong and edgy" but not prepared to give boys girl's names because.......?

Yes.

@SargentSagittarius I've scrolled through the thread and I can't find anyone addressing my point. Would you mind showing me?

There are loads 😂

@ReadersD1gest There are loads of posts explaining why it's OK to give girls boy's names, but not OK to give boys girl's names? I really must be thicker than I thought! Could you show me one, please?

Short for Aurora yes but simply Rory absolutely no. Why give your DD a boy’s name fist to be cool?

@CurlewKate In short, because parents (whether they recognise it or not) think being strong and brave are male qualities so they give their daughter a boy's name as they don't think someone called Annabel could be strong and brave. Popular culture (generally American tv and film) just perpetuates this idea. 'Frilly' girls names are often given to characters who are cowardly or helpless.

@CurlewKate Those same parents would never give a boy a girly name lest he embody those 'unsavoury' characteristics of fragility, weakness etc that they see as female which is the ultimate crime for a boy apparently!

@TheBirdintheCave Absolutely. I agree! But I want someone who thinks it's fine to call a girl Donald to explain!

@CurlewKate Oh! 😂 Sorry my brain is frazzled from an IVF sedation this morning.

@TheBirdintheCave I knew we were agreeing! Hope you feel better soon.

Rory is a boy's name unless Aurora.

Terrible, Tiger club from Haven, and she’ll b in a class of Rory’s that are boys so will be teased that her mum and dad wanted a boy.