Rory
Do you like Rory for a boy?
If you are in the US do you see it more as a girls name?
If you are in the UK or Ireland, would the spellings of Ruairí, Ruaridh, Ruairidh work where you live, are they well-established enough (I saw they made the top 100 in Northern Ireland, Ireland and Scotland). Or is it still too confusing?
Do Rory, Finn and Edward (called Teddy) go together for brothers? What about Rory, Finlay and Edward (Finn and Teddy) do they go better?
If you are in the US do you see it more as a girls name?
If you are in the UK or Ireland, would the spellings of Ruairí, Ruaridh, Ruairidh work where you live, are they well-established enough (I saw they made the top 100 in Northern Ireland, Ireland and Scotland). Or is it still too confusing?
Do Rory, Finn and Edward (called Teddy) go together for brothers? What about Rory, Finlay and Edward (Finn and Teddy) do they go better?
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I like Rory. My personal impression in the US is that it's more often used as boy's name, but sometimes used for girls. I've seen it used on a boy here. My only issue with Rory is that it sounds a bit young or nickname-y as a full name. I'm not sure what it should be short for though. Rordan's not bad.
I really like the name Rory for a boy.
I'm in the UK and I do know of a Ruaridh (friend of my brother) but I'll be honest I do struggle with remembering how to spell his name. However, I very rarely need to. I would probably learn the spelling if I needed to remember!
Rory, Finn and Edward definitely go together in my opinion as do Rory, Finlay and Edward/Teddy. I like both Finn and Rory. Don't mind Edward but am less keen on Teddy personally.
I'm in the UK and I do know of a Ruaridh (friend of my brother) but I'll be honest I do struggle with remembering how to spell his name. However, I very rarely need to. I would probably learn the spelling if I needed to remember!
Rory, Finn and Edward definitely go together in my opinion as do Rory, Finlay and Edward/Teddy. I like both Finn and Rory. Don't mind Edward but am less keen on Teddy personally.
I used to like it, but now it has come to sound awkward to me.
Not a girls name, to me, but I've seen it used (spelled Rorie and prob. short for Aurora).
It's kinda like Gary... cute/handsome until about 40, then it seems a bit weak. Same deal with Finn and Ted/Teddy so yeah, I guess they do go together well (not my style though).
Not a girls name, to me, but I've seen it used (spelled Rorie and prob. short for Aurora).
It's kinda like Gary... cute/handsome until about 40, then it seems a bit weak. Same deal with Finn and Ted/Teddy so yeah, I guess they do go together well (not my style though).
I like Rory, but only for a boy!
I had a colleague once, here in South Africa, though we were both working for a British concern: he was Scottish and named Ruairi, without any additions. Everyone coped perfectly: I rather regretted the absence of accents and 'dh's, but it was close enough.
Rory and Edward (Teddy) seem fine together; I don't think that Finn fits in, but then I dislike Finn so that's probably why. Though my friends, whose ln is Fynn, have a grandson (they had two daughters) named Fynn, and I like that. Finlay ... lnfns are extremely American in my experience, and I'm not fond of them at all, except for family reasons and then only as a mn.
I had a colleague once, here in South Africa, though we were both working for a British concern: he was Scottish and named Ruairi, without any additions. Everyone coped perfectly: I rather regretted the absence of accents and 'dh's, but it was close enough.
Rory and Edward (Teddy) seem fine together; I don't think that Finn fits in, but then I dislike Finn so that's probably why. Though my friends, whose ln is Fynn, have a grandson (they had two daughters) named Fynn, and I like that. Finlay ... lnfns are extremely American in my experience, and I'm not fond of them at all, except for family reasons and then only as a mn.
Yes, I do like Rory for a boy! I am in the US and I do not see it as a girl's name per se. I might use it on a girl as a nickname only. I'd definitely use it as a stand alone for a boy. I like it as part of your sib set.
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