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What could be a full name for "Rory"?

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Husband and I love Rory as a nickname but can't think of a good "full/formal" name to go with it....any suggustions?  I'm googling it and coming up with the following....

Lorelei - good possibility....
Aurora
Caroline -  I like this but DH doesn't
Gloria
Victoria

Just curious to see if anyone has any suggustions!



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    mdsjchmdsjch
    I love the name Caroline, but Rory is a full name in itself.  It's considered a boy's name in Ireland.
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    starsjaimestarsjaime member

    imagemdsjch:
    I love the name Caroline, but Rory is a full name in itself.  It's considered a boy's name in Ireland.

    Lots of girls names are originally boys names...Riley, Jamie, Avery....those are the ones on the top of my head and i know there are lots more.  So I'm okay with that. 

    I love Rory, but not as a full name.  So just trying to think of some full name possibilities...even if it's a stretch i'm okay with that.  I love Caroline, but DH is not a fan...darn it! 



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    led2009led2009

    To me Rory is a boy name. I've only ever heard it used for a girl as a nn for Lorelei and that's from Gilmore Girls. I don't get how you get Rory out of Lorelei and I don't think it's necesary to nn Lorelei, unless in the case of GG, where she was named after her mother. I can see it working for Aurora but not the others.

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    lurkeyloolurkeyloo member
    Hmmm... maybe something that starts with R would work, like Ramona? 
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    imagestarsjaime:

    imagemdsjch:
    I love the name Caroline, but Rory is a full name in itself.  It's considered a boy's name in Ireland.

    Lots of girls names are originally boys names...Riley, Jamie, Avery....those are the ones on the top of my head and i know there are lots more.  So I'm okay with that. 

    I love Rory, but not as a full name.  So just trying to think of some full name possibilities...even if it's a stretch i'm okay with that.  I love Caroline, but DH is not a fan...darn it! 

     

    Oh I have no problem with boy as girl names.  My sister's name is devin, which I know goes to both genders.  I just meant it was a real name on it's own. 

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    starlight8323starlight8323 member

    Well, you already have the traditional one- Lorelei. And you've spelled it correctly, which is awesome (a LOT of people spell it wrong). So I think you should stop looking for other options. Lorelei is gorgeous, and anything else is just going to be a stretch. For instance, Roberta, Rosemary, Veronica... see what I mean? Plus, none of those names seem like your style anyway.

     

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    alohamoraalohamora member

    I like it as a nn for Aurora or Victoria.  Here's a post asking the same thing on Nameberry, with a few good suggestions.  Of those, I like Aurelia and Cordelia.

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    DreamsBride411DreamsBride411 member
    My friend Rosemary grew up as a Rory!! Super cute!
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    My friend named her first DD Aurora and she goes by Rory. I think it's cute.
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    CluckyEVCluckyEV member

    All I can come up with is what you have on your list already plus Veronica & Corissa.

    Aurora is my fav for this nn option. 

    Some of the names make me think of Scooby Doo when trying to get the nn Rory ie "Groria" or "Carorine"

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    imageCluckyEV:
    Some of the names make me think of Scooby Doo when trying to get the nn Rory ie "Groria" or "Carorine"
    LOL'd.
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    starsjaimestarsjaime member
    imageCluckyEV:

    All I can come up with is what you have on your list already plus Veronica & Corissa.

    Aurora is my fav for this nn option. 

    Some of the names make me think of Scooby Doo when trying to get the nn Rory ie "Groria" or "Carorine"

    Too funny! So true!

    Thanks everyone!  I do love lorelei....Oh who knows what we will do! 



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    PhilsWife07PhilsWife07 member

    Aurora is the only one that you listed that makes any sense to me.

    Also, I think it's silly to choose a name for its nickname. The nickname should come naturally from a given name you love. Picking a given name just because it works for the nickname seems backwards.

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    MBfromBMCMBfromBMC

    I know a bunch of Rories, both boys and girls.  Here's the breakdown:

    GIRLS

    Rory (full name)

    Rory (nn for Aurora)

    Rory (nn for Lorraine)  <-- I don't get this one either...

    BOYS

    Rory (full name)

    Rory (nn for Robert)

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    Mags748Mags748 member

    One that came to my mind was Corinne. I know that Cori is a nickname for that, but I think Rory could work too.

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    DD's name is Aurora (after my grandmother) and her nickname is Rory. It fits her perfectly!
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    SeasideBride06SeasideBride06 member

    My first name is Rory, so I am fine with it being used for a girl. :)

    I also have a friend who named her little girl Aurora, but calls her Rori.

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