Rory is a given name of Goidelic origin. It is an anglicisation of the Irish: Ruairí/Ruaidhrí/Ruaidhrígh/Raidhrígh/Ruaraidh Scottish Gaelic: Ruairidh and Manx: Rauree and is common to the Irish, Highland Scots and their diasporas. The meaning of the name is "red-haired king", from ruadh and rígh ("king"). In Ireland and Scotland it is a masculine name. In the United States the name is given more to boys than to girls.
