Luke or Rory?

[Peachesout]

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!

I like Luke out of those two

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

Are you a Gilmore Girls fan?

Luke….not Wowy!

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

Lucas is better

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

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

Rory ❤️

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.

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.

Quite a lot of adults can't say their Rs With most of them it's not bad enough for them to have had speech therapy as children but it is noticeable when they say a word with a strong R in it.

For you it might not be but I can understand why it might put others off. It's certainly not a ridiculous reason to discount a name (especially if you have another name you are considering which you also love). It's annoying to have people struggle to pronounce your name (this is an issue with all sorts of names and plenty of people are put off certain names for fear others might have difficulty pronouncing them, causing a lifetime of annoyance for their future child).

It might even be the future child themselves who struggles to pronounce the name when they're older if they have a speech impediment. I'd say it's definitely worth considering with certain names. Obviously it doesn't put everyone off, otherwise names like Rory wouldn't be popular, but I do understand why some people would discount it on those grounds.

Luke, Rory is quite popular

Luke

@arewedoneyet , it probably depends on how likely you are to hear the 'mispronunciation'.
Would you use Theo or Tabitha if you lived in an area where they'd be Feo or Tabiffa, or Peter or Natalie who'd be Pe'er and Na'alie?

Both nice names. I had 2 names I couldn't choose between with dd. On day 3 and still no name we tossed a coin 😅

These names were number 2 and 3 on my list! We went with Rory in the end and 13 years on still love it - to me it's a name that suits a baby, a child, a teenager and an adult equally, its strong but also friendly.

Luke

I like both of them! I’d probably choose Luke as it’s a bit more of a classic choice where I live, whereas Rory feels more “of the moment” (I appreciate Rory is a classic in many other parts of the UK though)

I love Luke, Rory is nice too

It hasn't done Jonathan Ross any harm

Luke is one of my favourites.
Not fussed on unisex names, lots of girl Rori’s.

I like the name Luke but as someone with a slight rhotacism, Rory is a nightmare for me to pronounce!

I feel Luke is a little more classical and mature. Rory immediately puts me in mind of Rory Stewart and Rory Williams from Doctor Who. Luke doesn't have quite the same associations although I do remember a Luke from the Sarah Jane Adventures!

Luke. I have one.
Rory is a right mouthful.

I love the name Rory. It suits any age.
I'm not a huge fan of Luke though accept it's a classic. I love Luca, though.