ORIGINS AND MEANINGS OF THE
NAME "RORY"
GAELIC:
RORY: Anglicized (
Irish, in this case) form of RUAIDHRÍ (or RUAIRÍ/RUARAIDH/ RUARIDH, which are originally from the Norwegian). The
name originates with 'Ruaidri mac Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair' or 'Rory O'
Connor, a king of Connacht' and the last High King of Ireland who died in 1198. It is a common
name in
Irish and Scottish cultures.
IRISH:
Ruaidhri means "red king" from the
Irish ruadh, "red" combined with rí, "king."
Welsh: RHODRI
LATIN
RORAL: (Ro"ral) a. L. ros, roris, dew. Of or pertaining to dew; consisting of dew; dewy. Rare
RORATION: (Ro*ra"tion) n. L. roratio, fr. rorare to drop dew, fr. ros dew. A falling of dew. Rare
RORIC: (Ro"ric) a. L. ros, roris, dew. Of or pertaining to dew; resembling dew; dewy.
RORIC FIGURES (Physics), Figures which appear upon a polished surface, as glass, when objects which have been near to, or in contact with, the surface are removed and the surface breathed upon — also called Moser's images.
RORID: (Ro"rid) a. L. roridus, fr. ros, roris, dew. Dewy; bedewed. Rare
RORIFEROUS: (Ro*rif"er*ous) a. L. rorifer; ros, roris, dew + ferre to
bear: cf. F. rorifère. Generating or producing dew. Rare
RORIFLUENT: (Ro*rif"lu*ent) a. L. ros, roris, dew + fluens, p. pr. of fluere to flow. Flowing with dew. Rare - from L. roris, dew + fluere, to flow
RORIS (Ro"ris): Of
water, dewdrops, moisture or teardrops.
RORULENT: (Ro"ru*lent) a. L. rorulentus, from ros, roris, dew. 1. Full of dew or abounding in dew. Rare; 2. (Zoöl.) Having the surface appearing as if
dusty, or covered with
fine dew.
RORY: (Ro"ry) a. L. ros, roris, dew. Dewy. Rare. “…and shook his wings with rory May-dew
wet.”