Gory Family History
Gory Name Meaning
Americanized form of French Gaury itself a variant of 3 and 4 below. Compare Goree . French: from a diminutive of Old French gor ‘hog’ (a word of allegedly imitative origin reflecting the grunting of the animal) applied as a metonymic occupational name for a swineherd or as an unflattering nickname. French: probably also from a pet form of a vernacular form of the personal name Grégoire (see Gregory ). Shortened form of Irish McGory .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022