what does everyone think about the name Rory?? dh wants it for ds3 but im not sold...

[MissCaitlin]

and the stubborn old bugger doesnt like any of my names either

other than Rory, he like Joachim, which i like in print but, and he wants it pronounced the German way as its after someone he knows/admires im not so sure i like the way it sounds (pron YOKUM btw)

need some advice as he's due to be born in 6 weeks and we cant decide!!

I like Rory, comes from v difficult spelling of Gaelic form! And I think Roderick actually came from Rory not vice versa.

oooh oooh ooooooh i like fergus

btw LOL harpsiherald... the possibility of speech difficulties is actually one of the resons i have reservations!! you couldnt have a worse name if you cant say your R's, could you??

a little boy i used to look after couldn't say his rs and had a friend called Rafe... pmsl

So far as I know, Enid, St Patrick came from England! He was abducted by Niall of the Nine Hostages and brought to Ireland

Enid - hows this for coincidence?
Patrick - ds1's second name
Angus - ds2's secondname
Alexander - dh's first name (Sandy)
Robert - step-sons first name !!

Ooooh, MissCaitlin, Enid's been stalking you!

If you don't fancy the spelling of Ruaridh - I went to school with a boy who spelt it Ruary which I thought was a good compromise.

Lovely name!

don't like Rory at all. Just sounds rather ugly to me, sorry. I do like Joachim though. The only problem would be that nobody would be able to pronounce it from written.

I like xmasmcmudding's spelling of it, sounds a good compromise.

I like the name Rory - although I could never name my children it, as a boy I taught in Zimbabwe was called it, and he was tragically killed in a car accident.

funny that my bf's daughter is having her first baby in January - a boy - and they want Rory, but only those 2 like the name - which is fair enough I suppose.

Sounds like it may be becoming popular

hmmmm...
thanks for the links followthestarlover - will peruse them at length later.

think the compromise spelling of Roary is quite nice too... tho the fear of having a 'Worwy' is still there...
and am starting to think mybe i'm coming round to Joachim (pr. Yoch-em)... btw, if we chose this he will be shortened to Jock (!)

how on earth do you pron Arregaithel??

I like Rory but I think it's one of those names that has to suit the baby iyswim, so I'd wait and have a look first ...

I know 2 boys called Rory - not sure I'd choose it (well, I have 3 boys and i didn't choose it so there you go!) but I think it's quite cute. Not sure about on an older boy...hmmmm..

I love the name Rory

The name Rory reminds me of Rory the Tiger that you always see at a particular campsite, it's not Butlins but the other one, can't remember the name now.

friend who's here working with me today has a Rory who's about 9. he's lovely!

i know the one you mean!i had a friend from Devon once who used to dress up as Rory the tiger as a holiday job at that camp, whatever it was called.
Hah! thats funny.

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My DS1 is called Rory. I think it suits him. Its a nice name, not too popular, so when you call it a load of kids turn around IYSWIM! Its also thinking about when he's 18 / 30/ 45/ 60 etc. If he's out clubbing and has some girl chat him up, that baby name you chose might sound good when he's toddling but not on the pull with the girls!
Also its a mans name as well as a boys. We put ours with James for his middle name.
I think it means "Red King" too. I suppose it depends which baby name books you read!
Good luck in finding the right one!

seb my ds is Calum Lewis (there's some good strong Scottish names for you MissC)

I'm just impressed at your forward planning skills. DD2's name only occurred to me the day I gave birth, and then only because I'd been reading a book by someone with the same name.