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The baby name Tory is a Girl name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced TAWR-ee.

Tory is English, Latin in Origin.

Gender: Girl
Syllables: 2
Origin: English, Latin
Pronunciation: TAWR-ee

What is the meaning of the name Tory ?

The baby name Tory is a girl name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced TAWR-ee.

Tory is English, Latin in Origin.

Tory is chiefly a modern English pet form of Victoria, whose root language is Latin. The earliest form behind it is Latin victoria, an abstract noun for victory, built on vict-, the past-participial stem of vincere, to conquer, with the feminine noun ending -oria. As a short form, Tory is clipped from the -toria sequence of Victoria and given the English hypocoristic -y spelling; Tori is the more transparent phonetic variant.

Victoria had classical and Christian resonance as the Roman personification of victory and as the name of early saints; in Britain it gained further currency through Queen Victoria. Tory appears in U.S. birth records mainly from the mid-20th century, used for girls and boys, peaking in 1977 and declining after the 1990s. Feminine use overlaps with Tori, Torie, and longer cognates such as Viktoria, Vittoria, Vitória, and Wiktoria. The identical English word Tory, from Irish tóraí, pursuer or outlaw, belongs to a separate surname and political history.

Tory has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Tory

Tory Belleci Actor · Born 1970 · United States Tory Belleci is best known as a co-host on the popular television show MythBusters, where he tested various myths and urban legends. Born in 1970 in the United States, he also appeared in the show White Rabbit Project on Netflix.

Tory – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
AZ Girls 0 #74 2 1,051
JM 0 #92 2 3,714
TW 0 #103 1 4,523
EC 0 #121 1 2,502
BW Girls 0 #151 1 4,216
BW Boys 0 #152 3 4,685
MT Girls 0 #153 1 3,773
CR 0 #163 3 5,526
AR 0 #193 1 2,915
RU 0 #193 2 3,641
LT Girls 0 #199 2 1,904
MO Boys 0 #233 2 5,842
NA Girls 0 #236 2 7,146
BD 0 #241 1 5,992
GH 0 #248 1 5,396
AO Boys 0 #249 1 5,568
NA Boys 0 #251 3 6,830
TW Boys 0 #255 2 7,111
JM Girls 0 #271 8 7,507
TW Girls 0 #289 1 8,139
JM Boys 0 #292 2 6,876
KZ Boys 0 #296 1 6,578
JP Boys 0 #302 2 7,909
Canada Girls 2014 #303 6 2,797
KZ Girls 0 #310 11 5,862
Canada Boys 2020 #316 7 2,548
PE 0 #329 1 6,350
CN Boys 0 #331 1 9,639
GH Girls 0 #337 1 6,973
GT 0 #337 2 5,948
CN Girls 0 #339 11 8,829
CZ Girls 0 #350 2 5,378
MY 0 #354 1 12,352
HK 0 #356 2 8,483
SD Girls 0 #358 1 7,678
GH Boys 0 #359 3 8,138
PL Girls 0 #364 1 5,096
JO Boys 0 #389 1 7,057
YE 0 #398 1 8,639
BD Girls 0 #400 7 8,413
France Girls 2007 #402 3 3,164
PH Boys 0 #408 1 11,440
OM Girls 0 #423 2 15,987
PH Girls 0 #429 1 13,098
RU Girls 0 #435 64 11,913
MX 0 #441 5 8,339
SD Boys 0 #466 1 10,523
ZA 0 #474 1 14,421
AR Boys 0 #482 2 7,628
GT Boys 0 #495 5 7,625
CR Boys 0 #503 8 10,188
PA Boys 0 #505 1 9,305
PA Girls 0 #516 3 9,861
RU Boys 0 #522 5 12,621
IQ Girls 0 #525 1 11,303
UY Girls 0 #535 2 6,731
GT Girls 0 #536 6 7,500
IR Girls 0 #545 1 8,334
PS Girls 0 #546 2 10,981
HK Boys 0 #553 5 12,905
KW Girls 0 #558 4 19,177
LY 0 #559 1 12,703
PS Boys 0 #559 3 10,655
CM Girls 0 #560 1 11,671
IR Boys 0 #565 1 10,162
CM Boys 0 #569 7 12,054
CR Girls 0 #569 5 11,342
AE Girls 0 #595 3 20,968
BO Girls 0 #601 11 9,488
BD Boys 0 #605 1 10,045
BO Boys 0 #617 6 9,244
IL Boys 0 #623 3 10,983
AR Girls 0 #626 5 8,289
SG Girls 0 #630 3 18,916
IL Girls 0 #641 5 11,648
HK Girls 0 #647 4 16,104
IN Girls 0 #654 1 13,121
LB 0 #689 2 13,263
IQ Boys 0 #694 4 13,071
CL Boys 0 #699 2 13,390
SG Boys 0 #737 3 17,960
QA Boys 0 #741 3 18,093
NG Girls 0 #776 11 15,093
KW Boys 0 #805 2 18,755
PE Boys 0 #863 16 14,506
TN 0 #865 1 13,765
United States Boys 2024 #870 23 7,044
EG Boys 0 #870 17 15,035
United States Girls 2024 #896 21 8,487
CL Girls 0 #911 5 14,098
Spain Boys 0 #921 10 5,610
PE Girls 0 #922 22 14,861
NG Boys 0 #935 17 16,906
MX Boys 0 #937 46 16,355
Spain Girls 0 #971 13 5,561
CO Boys 0 #978 4 15,656
BR Girls 0 #988 5 12,708
EG Girls 0 #1,002 8 14,742
SA Girls 0 #1,006 9 25,931
CO Girls 0 #1,069 10 16,140
MY Girls 0 #1,069 4 24,821
MY Boys 0 #1,100 12 25,439
MA 0 #1,111 18 20,986
MX Girls 0 #1,125 59 17,781
ZA Boys 0 #1,135 44 25,619
DZ 0 #1,229 6 20,130
ZA Girls 0 #1,230 7 25,928
TR 0 #1,252 3 19,440
IT Girls 0 #1,420 27 9,415
IT Boys 0 #1,453 19 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,603 12 28,008

Tory is popular in 61 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
Canada
France
AE
AO

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People also ask about Tory

Tory is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Tory is a 2 syllable name, pronounced TAWR-ee.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Tori, Torie, Torey, Victoria, Viktoria and Vittoria.
Yes — Tory ranked #303 in Canada in 2014, and appears in official birth registries across 3 countries.
Tory ranks highest in Canada (#303 in 2014).
Yes — 1 notable people named Tory are in our database, including Tory Belleci (Actor).