Ory

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A family name used by some people, especially in French-speaking areas

proper noun
/ɔːri/

: Ory

The famous historian, Ory, recently published a book on French cultural development.
Count Ory

Examples

Results of this study showed that the degree of effort in college activities was positively related to estimates of knowledge gain, which mirrors the findings of Ory and Braskamp (1988) and Astin (1993).

Academic text (1996)
Ory and Braskamp (1988) found that student quality of effort in academic and social endeavors was positively related to self-reported gains in intellectual skills and personal development.

Academic text (1996)
Dr. Ory is an esteemed member of the medical research community in France.
Many students at the university were inspired by the work of Ory and her groundbreaking research.

Surface Forms

Ory main

Etymology

The word Ory is a family name used by people, especially in French-speaking areas. One helpful way to remember it is to think of the French word or, meaning 'gold'. If the name did come from that root, it would have meant someone linked to 'gold', which helps explain why Ory is a surname today.