Laurie
\lo.ʁi\♀French girl's name
A French girl's name of Latin origin.
At a glance
| Gender | Feminine |
|---|---|
| Origin | Latin |
| Pronunciation | \lo.ʁi\ |
Origin and meaning
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.
Where it is mostly given
- United States
- France
- Belgium
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
- Great Britain
- Ireland
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Mathieu Kappler (Mulhouse (France)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).