Likely a modern invented name chosen for its striking sound, possibly echoing names tied to brightness or dawn.
Xorri is among the most adventurously modern names in the contemporary landscape, and its origins are more phonetic than historical. The letter X has surged as an opening consonant in given names across the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, driven by a desire for visual and sonic distinctiveness. Depending on the family's preference, Xorri might be pronounced ZOR-ee, SHOR-ee, or even EKS-or-ee, though the first — giving it a warm, rolling quality — seems most intuitive when spoken aloud.
This flexibility is itself a feature of modern invented names, allowing a name to adapt to different phonological contexts. The -orri ending finds soft precedents in Basque names like Gorri (meaning "red" in Basque) and in the broader Mediterranean tradition of names ending in a rolled or tapped r followed by a vowel. In Basque, gorri is a common element in place names and personal names, carrying an association with vividness and natural color.
Whether or not Xorri's parents had Basque or any other specific tradition in mind, the name lands in a similar sonic space: compact, distinctive, with a slightly archaic European flavor filtered through a very contemporary spelling choice. Xorri is a name that will belong entirely to its bearer — there is no long line of famous Xorris in history books, no literary archetype to project onto it. This is part of its appeal for parents who believe a name should be a blank canvas. It is short enough to be strong, unusual enough to be remembered, and open enough in meaning to become whatever its bearer makes of it.