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Laurie?

33 replies

MrsDarcy4092 · 17/07/2016 15:50

For a boy- I think I love it. Any thoughts?

Other names we love are
Monty
Erwin

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GloriousGusset · 21/07/2016 11:12

I don't like it at all. Reminds me of that awful wishy washy Laurie from Little Women. It's a weedy name.

Lindy2 · 20/07/2016 23:19

Love Laurie. I would have Laurence as the full name though.
I have a Lauren who I often call Laurie.

mellmumma · 20/07/2016 23:11

Love Laurie! Great name! X

RiverTam · 20/07/2016 22:13

Why on earth do people think it's girly? It's a longstanding nickname for Laurence, which is an equally longstanding variant spelling of Lawrence.

PaintedDrivesAndPolishedGrass · 20/07/2016 22:10

I love it , Laurie Lee author of Cider with Rosie.

mumsnit · 20/07/2016 22:08

DS is called Laurie. We toyed with the w spelling but most people know it with a u because of Laurie Lee and Laurie from Little Women!

gallicgirl - he was indeed 'Yorry' for a good few years Grin

gallicgirl · 18/07/2016 17:31

I love it but given that L and R are the last 2 sounds a child learns to say, it might be a bit difficult for him to say his own name for a while.

2nds · 18/07/2016 17:30

It reminds me of Jamie Lee Curtis in Halloween, but then I'm old lol.

willconcern · 18/07/2016 17:29

I love Laurie. As a name in itself, not shortened from Lawrence.

missybct · 18/07/2016 17:26

I love Laurie, but has been vetoed by my partner Angry

Lizziedoll · 18/07/2016 17:24

I love Laurie. I know a little Laurie and he is so lovely

Sophronia · 18/07/2016 12:12

Love Laurie as a shortened form of Laurence

CatyB · 18/07/2016 10:34

I would suggest Lawrence, as Laurie sounds a bit too feminine ?

BellMcEnd · 18/07/2016 07:38

*birth

BellMcEnd · 18/07/2016 07:38

Love Laurie for a boy. Really great name. I'd probably have Lawrence / Laurence on the both certificate though for more options as they grow up.

Not keen on Monty. Not heard of Erwin but really like it. Sounds a bit Lord of The Rings-ish (not a bad thing, imo)

fastdaytears · 18/07/2016 07:37

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurence_Fox

Laurence with a u is good enough for my future husband!

fastdaytears · 18/07/2016 07:36

I love Laurie, it's one of my favourite for a boy.

definitely don't like it with the w.

Pipilangstrumpf · 18/07/2016 07:33

Looks very feminine. Also think of Laurence as a girls name. Boys version would be Laurent. Or Lawrence in English.

GerundTheBehemoth · 17/07/2016 22:52

I like it - it's my dad's name. He's 84 (but still somewhat cool).

SoggyBeachDays · 17/07/2016 22:44

Really love it. Reminds me of Laurie Lee and Little Women - fab literary connotations. It's a very wholesome but potentially "cool" name IMO.

soundsystem · 17/07/2016 19:50

I love Laurie. It was on my list but it's a bit too close to my own name. And DC1 was a girl.

SuburbanRhonda · 17/07/2016 19:49

Might his little friends think it was Lorry? Grin

MumOnACornishFarm · 17/07/2016 19:47

I love it! I prefer Laurie to Lawrence, and it reminds me of Little Women which I loved as a child. I've got no problem with using the diminutive as the actual name, though I know some get their knickers in a twist about it.

OH and I were discussing Monty only last night; it's a contender for our DS2 due in Oct. We would go with Monty rather than Montague or Montgomery.

I'm not mad about Erwin. What about Ewan?

I also love Florrie as a nn for Florian, but most people tell me it's too 'girly'. OH has vetoed it. Sad

SquedgieBeckenheim · 17/07/2016 19:36

Laurie got autocorrected by my ipad!

SquedgieBeckenheim · 17/07/2016 19:35

I love Laurier (and Laurence) sadly vetoed for me by DH.