Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
Lol en · PROPN · etymology 1
Meanings
A diminutive of the female given name Laura.
“This is my friend Max, and my name is Laura, Lol to my friends,” answers Lol. 2012, Norman Couse, Two Moons of Earth Beyond Voreda, Rothersthorpe: Paragon Publishing, →ISBN, page 14:
He gently pushed Laura’s hand away. ‘Don’t, Lol,’ he said softly before turning to Tara with a hopeful expression. 2017, Dianne Maguire, Things We Cannot See, HarperImpulse, →ISBN:
‘Gentleman for you, Aunt Lol,’ she called out. / Lol came to the door, wiping her hands on her apron. 2006, Valerie Wood, “1843” (chapter 16), in Nobody’s Child, Corgi Books, published 2007, →ISBN, page 182:
Laura listened, dumbfounded, as Christabel recounted her close shave inside the house. “Tell me you’re making this up,” she begged. / “It’s all true, Lol,” said Christabel. 2005, Susan Geason, All Fall Down, ReadHowYouWant, published 2008, →ISBN, page 81:
‘Josie was calling. ‘Sounds like I’ll be in bother next,’ Lol said and laughed. ‘It’s the first time I’ve known our Josie jealous.’ / Laura appeared on the verandah the following day, after school. 2020, Pauline Kirk, Waters of Time, Stairwell Books, →ISBN, page 202:
‘Oh, Mum,’ said Laura, her pale face tinged with pink. / ‘It’s OK, Lol,’ said Isabel. 2012, Mary Hoffman, “Family Loyalty”, in Stravaganza: City of Swords, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 90:
A diminutive of the male given names Laurence and Lawrence.
Lol en · PROPN · etymology 2
Meanings
(historical) A state of Bahr el Ghazal, South Sudan.