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what do you think of rory on a girl? My mom hates this. My brother's name is Rory, and everytime I've looked for it, it's always masculine. I think people name their daughters Rory because of Gilmore girls, but it bugs me because every place I've seen it..... it's masculine! Not feminine.
Any other opinions?
Any other opinions?
This message was edited 2/16/2005, 6:29 PM
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No, not for a girl! I love it on a boy, though. :)
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Don't like this name for girls or boys, sorry!
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Rory on a girl isn't just "masculine" to me -- that implies that it seems neutral. To me, it's "mannish" - it sounds bad, it detracts, it's vaguely unpleasant. The name's just definitely gendered, the way Steve and Bruce are gendered names.
I think it's the ending -y or ee sound that makes it seem like it could be unisex to people, like it's short for something. There are very few male names that end in y which aren't short forms and which can't be unisex. But it's a whole independent name, and to me it's a name for a man.
Rorie for Aurora isn't so bad. It's still a bit tough sounding but I can picture it on a female person. I'd need to know about her name being Aurora, though.
- chazda
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I think it's the ending -y or ee sound that makes it seem like it could be unisex to people, like it's short for something. There are very few male names that end in y which aren't short forms and which can't be unisex. But it's a whole independent name, and to me it's a name for a man.
Rorie for Aurora isn't so bad. It's still a bit tough sounding but I can picture it on a female person. I'd need to know about her name being Aurora, though.
- chazda
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This message was edited 2/17/2005, 8:01 AM
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Rory is all-boy to me.
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It's one of those Anglicised names (Tierney, Aidan, Finley) that often make the transition. Perhaps there's just something about their sound that works on both genders. That makes sense when you consider that you can't usually tell a Celtic name's gender by its sound. Many Celtic female names end in -n, and so do many male ones.
Rory is still nearly always a boys' name though.
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Rory is still nearly always a boys' name though.
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masculine imo
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Hey there! I think Rory is quite nice on a boy, but I personally find it feminine and like it on a girl. I mean, I can imagine a sweet little four year old boy named Rory, but not a 6'8" 300 pound football player, or really any grown man. I like it as a nn for Aurora. Actually though I'm going to name my bunny Rhiordan and call him/her Rory :oD Ya know, I always thought Rory was girly, way before that stupid TV show which is unfortunate because I'll bet Rory gets a lot more popular now.
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I don't care for the name at all, as I find it awkward sounding, but I think it's masculine and a boy's name. For a girl, I only see it as a nickname for Aurora, but that, too, is awkward sounding, and I don't find or pretty or feminine.
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Ditto everything :)
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I like Rory for a girl, but only as a nn for Aurora. I like it as a full name for a boy, although it still seems a bit nny. I prefer the spelling Ruaidhrí in general, although I'm not sure I could use it in the United States because of spelling/pronunciation confusion.
~ Caitlín
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"Blue tinted individuals who go about armed to the teeth and quoting twelfth-century poetry are not easy to comprehend." ~ Lloyd Alexander
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