Meanings
rory1
comparative more rory · superlative most rory
- obsoleteCovered by dew.
[...] rory end to the regginbrow was to be seen ringsome on the aquaface.
1939 May 4, James Joyce, Finnegans Wake, London: Faber and Faber Limited, →OCLC; republished London: Faber & Faber Limited, 1960, →OCLC, part I, page 31 more example
On Libanon at first his foot he set, And shook his wings with rory May-dew wet.
1600, Edward Fairfax, transl., Jerusalem Delivered, i, 14
rory2
comparative more rory · superlative most rory
Rory3
- A unisex given name.
- A male given name from Irish.
- A diminutive of the male given name Roderick.
Rory Sutherland
- A female given name from Irish.
- A diminutive of the female given name Aurora.
Rory Block
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
rory · adjective
- Latinrōs
- Englishrory
From Latin rōs / rōris (“dew”).
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Rory · proper noun
- Old IrishRuaidrí“red king”
- IrishRuairí“red-haired king”
- Scottish GaelicRuairidh
- EnglishRory
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Ruairidh and Irish Ruairí (“red-haired king”), from Old Irish Ruaidrí (“red king”).
More words from Scottish Gaelic, Irish, Old Irish
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Irish Ruairí
- Ruairímale given name
Scottish Gaelic Ruairidh, Ruaraidh
- Ruairidhmale given name
- Ruaraidhmale given name
Welsh Rhodri
- Rhodrimale given name
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with rory
Cite this entry
rory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rory
“rory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rory. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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