Rory, for a girl?

[TheMummyJade]

I recently met some parents at the playground who had a daughter named Rory and now I'm really considering it. I know it's typically a boys name but I think it sounds really nice, and suited the young girl I met with the name. I also like it for the fact it's a 'boys name', because I think it will then suit our other children's names, since they're all boys. When we mentioned it to my SIL, she said it reminded her of Gilmore Girls, which isn't a bad thing, but do you think that's what people will always connect it with? I am starting to really like it, but don't know how it compared to some of our other top options, e.g. Lydia, Keira, Mia, Violet, Elodie.
Thanks in advance everyone x x ❤️

If you want a lifetime of people assuming your daughter is a boy then go for it.

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Instantly thought of Gilmore girls- and I don't think Rory from that was particularly great so...

Gilmore Girls fans will not think it's a boys name.

I think it's becoming more popular for girl now though!

I love it, and I've never seen the Gilmore girls.

My first thought would be that it's a boy, but I still love it all the more for a girl.

I like it as a nickname with maybe a longer traditional girls name?

I also like it for the fact it's a 'boys name', because I think it will then suit our other children's names, since they're all boys. I really don't understand this thought process.

Pick the child a name that suits them.

I do think written down, most people would assume it is a boy and then if I found out it was a girl, I would think Gilmore Girls.

I know several little girl Rory's, but they are all short for Aurora, which is in the top 50 for girls names. Ironic really that it is a masculine nickname for a Disney Princess 😂 but because of that I think it definitely works as a girls name if you just want Rory. I think it's similar to Riley, which works for either sex.

Nope - not Rory or Riley for a girl.

Soooo many lovely girls' names; just pick one of them.

I’d assume a Gilmore girls connection.

The character is Gilmore girls was Rory short for Lorelai. I’ve also heard Rory short for Aurora.

If you must, give her one of those names and Rory can be a nickname.

I don’t like the trend of calling baby girls boys names because it never ever happens the other way round.

As a nickname fine, but Rory is a boy's name. Give her a girl's name (Aurora or Lorelai), then let her choose to have the nickname Rory when she's older if she wants to.

I think it’s perfectly wearable on a girl if you like it. People would assume boy when they heard the name - but only once!

I guess my only concern would be if your others are boys, and you use a boys name as the full name, that she might think you’d wished she was a boy? Using Aurora nn Rory would avoid this though.

Rory is a boys name so do the kid a favour and pick a girls name.

No, it's always been a boys name where I come from.
It'll be a complete pain for your DD in every aspect of her life - school, clubs, job applications etc having to explain she's a girl not a boy every time. She'll get so fed up of it

I see it as a girls name as think of Rory from Lucifer

However there are lots of nice girls names if that's a boys name. Don't like Aurora

I’m not keen on it for a girl - I’d find it a complete pain to go through life with a traditional male name and having to explain on the phone etc that yes, that is my name, and yes I am female.

It’s a bit better as a nn for Lorelei (although I love Lori as a nn for that). I don’t like Aurora personally.

Your other girls name ideas are so lovely (Lydia, Keira, Mia, Violet, Elodie) - definitely go back to one of those 😊

why inflict this on your dd???

Cute as a nick name for Aurora but not on its own

I'd love a name like Rory if I were starting over

To me it sounds like “we were hoping for another son. How disappointing.”

A famous drummer named his daughter Rory in the 1970s. I think it's pretty for a girl.

Don’t do it