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♀ Rory (girl)
What does Rory mean?
Rory 
▲ as a girls' name (also used more commonly as boys' name Rory) is of Latin origin, and the name Rory means "dawn". Rory is an alternate spelling of Aurora (Latin).
STARTS WITH Ro-
ASSOCIATED WITH dawn
Variations
VARIANT Rora
RELATIONS VIA AURORA Ora▼, Zora
MASCULINE FORM Roderick
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Rory Annalise (R.A.), ..
How popular is Rory?
Rory is a somewhat popular first name for women (#4026 out of 4276, Top 94%) and also a somewhat popular last name for all people (#134929 out of 150436, Top 90%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Rory was first listed in 2000 and reached its highest position of #566 in the U.S. in 2017, and is at #579 currently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Aurora (#44 FROM CURRENT RECORDS), Ora and Zora (#982) are the popular related forms of Rory (#579) appearing in the Top 2000. Usage of these forms of Rory is at its most widespread presently (USAGE OF 0.3%). Aurora has historically been the top pick of parents, though Rory has grown popular as well over time, while Ora has become less contemporary.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Cary▼, Corry, Cory▼, Dorry, Dory, Eiry, Flory, Glory, Ivory▲, Jery, Jorry, Kary, Korry, Kory, Lorry, Lory, Mary▼, Norry, Ray▼, Remy▲, Rey, Rhody, Rivy, Roba, Robby, Robi, Robyn▼, Roch, Roda, Rodi, Roma▼, Romi, Romy, Rona, Ronay, Roni, Ronny, Ros, Rosa▼, Rosay, Rose▼, Rosey, Ross, Rosy, Roxey, Roxi, Roxy, Roya, Roz, Roza, Roze, Rozy, Ruby▼, Torry, Tory and Zary. These names tend to be less commonly used than Rory.
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