# Tori (name)

Tori is primarily a given name. It is more common among females, and it is often a hypocorism of Victoria (Latin: “victory”). Separately, it is also a name with Hebrew roots, from the name Tova, meaning “good” or “pleasant”, and often associated with the biblical character Ruth. The Japanese meaning of the name is "bird", and may be used for males.
Notable people with the name include:

## Given name

* Tori (wrestler) (born 1964), ring name of American bodybuilder and professional wrestler Terri Poch
* Tori Alamaze (born 1977), American singer
* Tori Allen-Martin (born 1986), English actress
* Tori Amos (born 1963), American pianist and singer-songwriter
* Tori Anderson (born 1988), Canadian actress
* Tori Anthony, American pole vaulter
* Tori Black (born 1988), American pornographic actress
* Tori Bowie (1990–2023), American long jumper
* Tori Busshi, Japanese sculptor of Chinese ancestry active around 600 AD
* Tori Carrington, Greek-American writer
* Tori Dilfer, American volleyball player
* Tori Dixon, American volleyball player
* Tori Dunlap, American investor, feminist, and social media personality
* Tori Fixx, American hip-hop performer and producer
* Tori Foster (born 1982), Canadian artist
* Tori Franklin (born 1992), American triple jumper
* Tori Freestone, British saxophonist
* Tori Groves-Little (born 2000), Australian rules footballer
* Tori Gurley (born 1987), American football player
* Tori Hall (born 1986), American beauty queen
* Tori Hansen (born 2001), American professional footballer
* Tori Haring-Smith, American academic administrator, president of Washington & Jefferson College
* Tori Huster (born 1989), American soccer player
* Tori James (born 1981), Welsh mountain climber
* Tori Jankoska (born 1994), American basketball player
* Tori Kelly (born 1992), American singer-songwriter
* Tori Kewish (born 1997), Australian darts player
* Tori Koana (born 1995), Japanese curler
* Tori Kropp, American author
* Tori Kudo, Japanese musician, composer and potter
* Tori Lacey (born 1973), American weather forecaster
* Tori Lyons, Welsh actor
* Tori Matsuzaka (born 1988), Japanese model
* Tori Murden (born 1963), American rower, explorer and adventurer
* Tori Nelson (born 1976), American professional boxer
* Tori Nonaka (born 1995), American sport shooter
* Tori Paul (born 2002), American footballer
* Tori Pena (born 1987), American pole vaulter
* Tori Penso, American soccer referee
* Tori Polk (born 1983), American long jumper
* Tori Praver (born 1986), American model
* Tori Reid (born 1971), American actress
* Tori Sparks (born 1983), American singer-songwriter
* Tori Spelling (born 1973), American actress
* Tori Stafford (2000–2009), Canadian murder victim
* Tori Trees (born 1965), American swimmer

## Fictional characters

* Tori Hanson, character from Power Rangers Ninja Storm, played by Sally Martin
* Tory Reding, in Leprechaun, played by Jennifer Aniston
* Tori Scott, character from American TV series Saved by the Bell, played by Leanna Creel
* Tori Vega, character from Victorious, played by Victoria Justice
* Tori Avalon, the Cardcaptors name for the Cardcaptor Sakura character Touya Kinomoto, voiced by Tony Sampson
* Princess Tori, character from Barbie: the Princess and the Popstar, voiced by Kelly Sheridan
* Tori Santamaria, character from “Degrassi”, played by Alex Steele.
* Tori Himemiya (姫宮 桃李), a character from Ensemble Stars!, voiced by Ayumu Murase in Japanese and Mikaela Krantz in English
* Tori Wu, a character in Veronica Roth's Divergent
* Tori, a character in eddsworld.

## Surname

* Elizabeth Tori (born 1936), American politician
* Miki Tori (born 1958), Japanese manga artist, character designer, essayist, and screenplay writer