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Rory

The origin and history of Rory.

Etymology

As a given name, an anglicised form of the Irish and Scottish Gaelic Ruairí/Ruairidh, meaning roughly "red-haired king." The adjective senses (dewy; gaudy) come from an unrelated dialect word.

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Etymology from freedict-original, original.