Rory

Meaning: Its source is Ruaidri, a Gaelic name meaning "Great, red king."

Nickname For: Riordan

Variant Forms: Roderick

Source Forms: Ruaidri

Popularity: The name Rory ranked 684th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 629th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.

Sports

Rory Sparrow
American basketball player.
- 1987 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year (see list of Sports Illustrated Sportsmen of the Year)

Stage and Screen

Rory Calhoun (born 1923, died 1999)
American actor. Original name: Francis Timothy Durgin.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)