Larry en · PROPN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈlæ.ɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈlɛɹ.i/ Mary–marry–merry merger
- lărʹē (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈlæ.ɹi/ without the Mary–marry–merry merger
Meanings
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A diminutive of the male given name Laurence or Lawrence, popular as a male given name in the U.S. in the 1940s and the 1950s.
"Larry, name's Larry." I smiled, it was too ridiculous. He was worried about me calling him Lawrence instead of Larry with a rogue zombie climbing out of the dirt.
2002, Laurell K. Hamilton, Circus of the Damned, JOVE, →ISBN, page 149:No one gets named Larry anymore. It's had it as a name. Think of someone called Larry and you automatically conjure up a guy drinking beer in a sixties rec room.
1998, Carol Shields, Larry's Party, Penguin, →ISBN, page 254:Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger is alleging that the online encyclopedia has a left-leaning bias and “a lot of problems,” and recently released a nine-point plan to fix it.
2025 October 3, Ray Bogan, “Wikipedia co-founder says site has liberal bias — here’s his plan to fix that”, in Straight Arrow News, archived from the original on 04 Oct 2025:
Deriveds
hang a Larry · happy as Larry · Larry Dooley
Translations (13)
it Loris (diminutive of Laurence) · sh Lovre (diminutive of Laurence) · da Lasse (diminutive of Laurence) · es Renzo (diminutive of Laurence) · da Lars (diminutive of Laurence) · de Lars (diminutive of Laurence) · no Lars (diminutive of Laurence) · no Lasse (diminutive of Laurence) · de Lenz (diminutive of Laurence) · sh Lovro (diminutive of Laurence) · sv Lars (diminutive of Laurence) · it Enzo (diminutive of Laurence) · sv Lasse (diminutive of Laurence)