Laurie

English Etymology 1 The given names are clippings of en Laurence,Lawrence,Laura,Lauren 1 en ie<id:diminutive>, all ultimately from en la laurus laurel. The surname is from the diminutive of en Lawrence. The city in Missouri was named by its residents in 1961 after L. M. and William (Buster) Laurie, who in 1937 bought a building in the area and operated the Laurie Market, because of the goodwill generated by the family store over the years.2024 Laurie’s History City of Laurie, Missouri https://web.archive.org/web/20250219103739/https://lauriemo.gov/history/. Alternative forms male given name en Lawrie female given name en Lauri, en Lori, en Lorie Pronunciation en /ˈlɒ.ri/ en /ˈlɔ.ri/ pre-vowel /ɒr/-/ɔr/ merger en ɒri ɔːri Proper noun ~ s en unisex. en male Laurence,Lawrence; en Lawrie 1; a pet form of the male given name Laurence or Lawrence. 1 46 “I’m not Mr. Laurence, I’m only Laurie.”“Laurie Laurence; what an odd name.”“My first name is Theodore, but I don’t like it, for the fellows called me Dora, so I made them say Laurie instead.” en female Laura ; popular as a female given name in the US in the mid-twentieth century. en 2005 Adeline Catherine Anderson My Sunshine 397 Signet Classic 0451213807 Laura called her parents. Her father answered. Fighting to keep her voice steady, Laura said, "Hi, Daddy.""Laurie? How's my little girl?" en female Lauren. en given names. ca. 1700 ?William Douglas: Annie Laurie: Maxwelton braes are bonnie Where early fa's the dew; An' it's there that Annie Laurie Gi'ed me her promise true. en city co/Morgan County and co/Camden County s/Missouri c/USA. Etymology 2 From en fr Laurie, from en la Laurum, from la laurus laurel. Proper noun en commune in dept/Cantal r/Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes c/France. References