what can Rory be short for...

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... because I like the name, but not Roderick, which I think it can be a nickname for, but don't really like the idea of giving a nickname as a proper name.

I thought Rory was a proper name. Can't think what it could be short for!

I'm sure you can give it as a complete name but, yes, it is the short name for Roderic(k)

rory is a proper name lol.
think ruairidh.
roddy is short for roderick.
rory is just rory.

Rory is a name in its own right too.

Aurora

Rory is a name in its own right. There is another way to spell it, Ruiradh, I think its Scottish?

Lovely name

its very much used in its own merit in Scotland meaning Little Red One or Red Haired
or just Red

does it have to be short for something?

Gregory maybe at a push? I like is as a name on it's own, it's one of my new favourite boys names.

can be short for Roderick

or Ruaidhri maybe?

Sorry Ruaridh

'tis a very difficult name to spell

Ruiari is the Irish Gaelic spelling. Rory is the anglicised version. It's a proper name.

It's a proper name in it's own right.

rhuaridh is just the scottish gaelic version of rory

i have a rory

That was to my own post dizzy, not yours, lol

Plonker regardless of how Scottish I am I still had to google it

pointydog in that case Rory is just the anglicised version of Rhuaridh/Ruiari

yes, exactly

I just meant rory could not be short for ruariosh as they are the same name, different spelligns

Rory is a proper name.
I like Rory & Ruaridh but not Roderick

Lorelai

Heehee JoPie - you beat me to it

i know a Victoria shorterned to Rori (her dad is quite left wing and didnt like the Tori shorterning lol)

doesn't help if you're having a boy though