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Lori¹

  • /loɹ.i/
  • /lɑɹ.i/

Where it comes from

In some cases, a 20th century spelling variant of Laurie, from Laura. In other cases, a diminutive form of names such as Loretta and Lorraine.

proper noun

  1. A female given name, popular in the US in the 1960s. There was Lori - Lori - Lori no longer daft - Lori who could fight like the very devil of a Scotswoman at the side of her man - Lori would pull Mary Ruadh back from the brink of the grave, and perhaps himself too. His spirits began to lift. His whole being sang with the name of Lori.

Lori²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Armenian Լոռի (Loṙi).

proper noun

  1. A province of Armenia.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: ann, laurie, lowry, suzan, loris, lora, lorraine, lorie, lorinda, loree, lindsay, lowri, lior, lenore, lenora, laurianne

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name province of the Republic of Armenia

РусскийЛори́ Lorí, Лори́йская о́бласть Loríjskaja óblastʹ

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MLA

"Lori." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lori. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Lori. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lori

Chicago

"Lori." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lori.

BibTeX
@misc{lori_2026,
  title = {Lori},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lori},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}