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Laurie¹

  • /ˈlɒ.ri/
  • /ˈlɔ.ri/

Rhymes with -ɒri, -ɔːri

Where it comes from

The given names are clippings of Laurence, Lawrence, Laura, or Lauren + -ie, all ultimately from Latin laurus (“laurel”).

The surname is from the diminutive of 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.

proper noun Lauries · Lawrie · Lauri · Lori · Lorie

  1. countable, uncountable A diminutive of the male given names Laurence and Lawrence; alternative form of Lawrie; a pet form of the male given name Laurence or Lawrence. “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.”
  2. countable, uncountable A diminutive of the female given name Laura; popular as a female given name in the US in the mid-twentieth century. Laura called her parents. Her father answered. Fighting to keep her voice steady, Laura said, "Hi, Daddy." "Laurie? How's my little girl?"
  3. countable, uncountable A diminutive of the female given name Lauren.
  4. countable, uncountable A surname transferred from the given name. Maxwelton braes are bonnie Where early fa's the dew; An' it's there that Annie Laurie Gi'ed me her promise true.
  5. countable, uncountable A city in Morgan County and Camden County, Missouri, United States.

Laurie²

Where it comes from

From French Laurie, from Latin Laurum, from laurus (“laurel”).

proper noun

  1. A commune in Cantal department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: lorie, lori, annie, laura, brian, daughter, father, girl, lowry, car, lorrie, lauren, lauryn, laure, laureen, laurel

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@misc{laurie_2026,
  title = {Laurie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/laurie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}