Laurel?

[xXjunebugXx]

So my hubby announced he likes this name a lot. Would probably go by Laurie.

Opinions please x

[Finola1step]

Lovely.

[shiloh5]

Reminds me of the drip from Emmerdale. Awful sorry. Lauren is a bit better.

[catsofa]

Yeah, I think that's really nice, might add it to my list!

[Castlemilk]

She will spend her life being called Lauren!

[badtime]

I like it. I have always much preferred it to Lauren.

[MrsLettuce]

Laurel is nice, also Lorelei

[xXjunebugXx]

I don't watch Emmerdale so not worried about a name matching a soap characters. So many hugely popular names come from soaps, not sure Laurel would be high up there though mind.

Lorelei is sweet too, will mention that :)

[Nocturne123]

Really like it and love laurie as a nn

[hlc123]

Love it, it's on our shortlist

[clobobo]

Laurel neither here nor there but I really LOVE Laurie!!! Congrats assuming you are pg :) x x x

[ralinax294]

Lovely name, much prefer it to Lauren, and love the nn Laurie. :)

[Sophronia]

It just makes me think of Laurel and Hardy.

[Umbrellasandladders]

Not keen I'm afraid. Confused with Lauren

[xXjunebugXx]

Thanks ladies.

[HeartsTrumpDiamonds]

Laurel & Hardy here too I'm afraid.

[rachel234]

Laurie is a lovely nickname. I like both Laurel and Lauren.

[florascotia]

I like old-fashioned Laura...

[nooka]

To me Laurie is short for Laurence, so I would assume was a boy.

I actually work with a Laurel and I don't think it is a very attractive name. I don't really like Lauren either (worked with one of them too) but do quite like Laura. I also work with a Lorrie, short for Lorraine.

[rachel234]

To me Laurence is a girls name (I know 2 French ones), like Florence. (The feminine versions is Laurent and Florent). And Laurie sounds so girly imo.

[Flossiex2]

Don't like it at all. Never heard it as a name.

[MackerelOfFact]

I know a grown-up Laurel (early/mid-twenties) and I think it's lovely.

[EllenJanesthickerknickers]

I know a grown up Laurian, if that helps?

[EstellaSpitsEmOut]

I know a grown up Laurie. Lovely name and usual for a girl in America.

Laurel is lovely too.

[itsnothingoriginal]

Laurie is popular as a girl's name in the US although not so much in recent years. In the UK it's probably more regularly used as a boys name short for Laurence or Lawrence.

I do really like Laurel and wouldn't shorten it myself as is lovely as it is

[Beatrixemerald]

its my dd's middle name so I think its lovely