when you hear Rory

naflmj · November 2013

do you think boy or girl? And thoughts in general?

Cricket Bug · November 2013

I really like Rory, both for a boy, and as a NN for Lorelei.

IBackBevo · November 2013

I think "boy," but only because the only Rory that I know is a man.

jjh471 · November 2013

I think girl and I think of the show Gilmore Girls.

gfam23 · November 2013

I would only think girl. And I'd think of the Gilmore Girls, but that's not a bad thing.

LUCKY22 · November 2013

I think boy because of the pro golfer, Rory McIlroy.

brooksidebride · November 2013

I think boy first and then Gilmore Girls second. I really like it for a boy. I often see people on here say it is hard or awkward to say but I don't get that.

ETA: never thought if it before... But do like it on a girl as a nn for Aurora. Love that!

runningyogimama · November 2013

I love it for either.

Stormy8881 · November 2013

I LOVE Rory for a boy. It's on my list for sure.

kaylynne · November 2013

My response to this really surprised me. I would have thought my first reaction would be "girl" because I was such a big fan of Gilmore Girls. Turns out Doctor Who has supplanted the Girls, because my first thought was "and Amy".

That said, I do have a family friend whose daughter is Aurora, nn Rory, and I think that's very cute. I'm not 100%, but I think a male Rory would have to have British/Irish roots.

Helenahhandbasket · November 2013

Boy. I LOVE it!

naflmj · November 2013

Hmmm. I think boy too but like it as a nn for Lorelei. The guys I know spell it Ruairi. Too close with Rhys?

MaryBB77 · November 2013

Boy

ArmyWife114 · November 2013

mjreilly2 said:

I think BOY, because it is a boy name.

Seeing/Hearing it on a girl makes me cringe. To me, it is the equivalent to naming a girl Richard or Marcus or Abram. Yes, even as a nickname. Stupid Gilmore Girls.

Love it for a boy and only a boy.

This for me too.

tomkat35728 · November 2013

My immediate reaction is "girl," but I think it is adorable for either.

lady dixneuf · November 2013

boy but I also think Rory Gilmore.

SunshineDaisy7 · November 2013

I love that name but my first thought is a Girl name… :-)

Scarlett&Gatsby · November 2013

I really don't assume either way, since I hear it more for girls (or as a NN for Lorelei and Aurora) but know it's traditionally male. I like this name in theory but find it hard to say.

strawberrytree · November 2013

Boy. All the ones I've known have been boys. I had a hard time getting into Gilmore Girls because it was so weird to me that there was a girl named Rory.

hammysmommy · November 2013

I went to school with a Rory (boy) in elementary school, and would never have thought about it as a name for a girl until Gilmore Girls. So I think it's really a unisex name...

draeray · November 2013

I think of both. I know one of each. Sorry, not much help.

bunniekrissy · November 2013

I think either. I know someone who has a little girl named Rory, but I've also heard it on a boy.

diamondduck13 · November 2013

I think Gilmore Girls. Other than the bump, its the only place I've ever seen it used.

allardr · November 2013

I think of TV: 1st Gilmore Girls (so Girl comes first) But 2nd I think 8 Simple Rules (so boy comes second).

It's unisex to me. But I guess I'd slant towards expecting a girl to go with the name.

I agree with above I like it in theory but it doesn't roll of the tongue easy for me. I do love Lorelei though which often has the NN Rory

JMU_Bride09 · November 2013

Boy...I just think of the character from Doctor Who

coopsbaby · November 2013

Boy. I've only ever known boys with the name and I love it! I didn't watch Gilmore Girls ever, not my kind of tv, but them using it doesn't make it a girl's name to me. Tv loves to give girls boy name to be "cool" and I think it' stupid.

naflmj · November 2013

bromios said:
I think of my little curly, blue-eyed girl But I also have a friend who had a big chunky baby boy with red hair named Rory, so I think it could go either way. I think that on a girl it should be a nn, though.

What is your daughters full name?

RedCardinal · November 2013

I like Rory as a nn for Aurora. It's on our list.

queenbone · November 2013

Boy. I've never seen GG.

allardr · November 2013

even on GG it's a nn. I feel like when I picture it on a boy it's his real, full name. On a girl I picture it as a nn. I actually like Rory as a nn for Aurora better than for Lorelei

CitrusSwallowtail · November 2013

Girl because if Gilmore Girls.

gfam23 · November 2013

For boys, is Rory the full name? If nn, for what?

==N== · November 2013

I think boy first but had ds been a girl he'd have been Aurora nn Rory. ( I'm glad he wasn't a girl because I'd never use that now)

sassy1 · November 2013

Rory=boy name for me. I like Romy for a girl, though.

plus12012 · November 2013

When I hear the name Rory I think of the Gilmore Girls. I think it's a great nickname for a girl named Lorelai.

HattieLove · November 2013

Boy. It's fine as a girl's nickname (Aroura, Lorelei), but I don't like it as a given name for a girl.

I LOVE it for a boy, it's at the top of my list.

evabvictoria · November 2013

One of my dearest friends name is Rory and she is a girl. She is drop dead gorge and can TOTALLY carry the name. I know for a fact that she loves it cause she told me! I knew a boy in High school named Rory. I like it for both, but because one of my dearest is Rory *not a NN*, I love it on a girl!

julietschdr · November 2013

I think boy or girl. Super cute for both!!! Love it for a nickname for Lorelei!

aeh72 · November 2013

The newest Rory I know of is a little girl; but, I wouldn't be suprised if I heard it on a boy either.

My other thought on this name? I like it a lot on paper, but I personally have a hard time saying it. The double "Rs" don't roll off my tongue easily, but maybe that's just me!

Scarlett&Gatsby · November 2013

aeh72 said:

The newest Rory I know of is a little girl; but, I wouldn't be suprised if I heard it on a boy either.

My other thought on this name? I like it a lot on paper, but I personally have a hard time saying it. The double "Rs" don't roll off my tongue easily, but maybe that's just me!

Me too. I feel like I'm doing a terrible Scooby Doo impression any time I say it out loud. Never sounds so bad in my head, and looks cute on paper. But IRL? Nope.

theimpossibleastronaut · November 2013

I think of Doctor Who and think boy since GG has been off air for some time

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