Rory: Itās a combination of factors, actually. My parents chose my first name because itās easy to spell, but itās quite traditionally Scottish at the same time. And then my second named Fergus was actually quite embarrassing. Itās one of the names of a friendās dog. My parents had a friend whose dog was called Fergus. So this is one of the reasons they chose that. They liked the sound of the name.
Maria: Exciting š Does your name have any special meaning?
Rory: Yes. So like I say, my middle name, Fergus, is after a dog. So itās kind of like a family joke. But my first name, Rory, actually means red-haired. I have dark hair, so Iām not too sure what my parents were thinking. But it does have a special meaning.
Maria: Right. Is your name common or unusual in your country?
Rory: Actually, my name is both common and unusual in Scotland because itās common in the sense that there are people called Rory, but itās unusual in the fact that it uses the English spelling of the Scottish name. Like I say, this is because my parents chose it because it was easier to spell.
Maria: If you could change your name, would you?
Rory: Actually, I have changed my name. I didnāt change my first name or my middle name, but I did change my surname and I changed it from Duncan to Duncan-Goodwillie. My Duncan is my fatherās name and Goodwillie as my motherās maiden name. So I wanted to have both of their surnames in my surname, as opposed to just one of them.
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