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Laurie en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈlɔ.ri/ pre-vowel /ɒr/-/ɔr/ merger
• /ˈlɒ.ri/

Etymology

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.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A unisex given name. ▸ 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.” 1868, Louisa M[ay] Alcott, “The Laurence Boy”, in Little Women: […], 1st part, Boston, Mass.: Roberts Brothers, published 1869, →OCLC, page 46:
2. (countable, uncountable) A unisex given name. ▸ 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?" 2005, Adeline Catherine Anderson, My Sunshine, Signet Classic, →ISBN, page 397:
3. (countable, uncountable) A unisex given name. ▸ 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. ca. 1700 ?William Douglas: Annie Laurie
5. (countable, uncountable) A city in Morgan County and Camden County, Missouri, United States.

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Laurie en · PROPN · etymology 2

Etymology

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

Meanings

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