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Laurie/Lawrie for a boy?

66 replies

emeraldrainbow · 24/04/2026 19:11

We really like this name, however, worried it sounds too girly. What are your thoughts?

Anyone know of any boys with this name?

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HoldMyWine · 24/04/2026 19:59

I prefer it spelt with a u

SixAndJuliet · 24/04/2026 19:58

I really like Laurie and Laurence. Not keen on the w spelling.

HoldMyWine · 24/04/2026 19:58

Love it, reminds me of Laurie from little women . I like Laurence too, a classic name.

Calliopespa · 24/04/2026 19:57

I quite like it.

I know what you mean in that it is a little like Laura or Lauren, but it is a boys' name.

RegalDiamondMonster · 24/04/2026 19:53

I've only ever known male Lauries in the UK, short for Laurence. I knew an older female Canadian Laurie, maybe in Canada it's female? But in the UK I'd always assume a boy.

WhatAMarvelousTune · 24/04/2026 19:29

I like it, and wouldn’t think it was a girls’ name.

However, I get why you think it might read as one, names with ie at the end tend to be girls name more often (not always). If it’s a worry of yours, only you know whether it will bother you, and maybe I wouldn’t use the name if you have another that you like.

If you’re interested in preferences, I’d go Laurie, not Lawrie.

Peonies12 · 24/04/2026 19:23

Ive only known boy Laurie’s, I like it! Don’t bother with Laurence though, dont understand giving a longer name you plan to shorten

permanently · 24/04/2026 19:22

Love Laurie/Lawrie. Excellent taste OP!

EmeraldSlippers · 24/04/2026 19:21

Makes me think of Little Woman 😍(although a quick google tells me that his full name was Theodore Laurence)

MovedlikeHarlowinMonteCarlo · 24/04/2026 19:20

Sarah Beeny has a Laurie.

I quite like it.

JMSA · 24/04/2026 19:20

I don’t like Laurence/Lawrence though.

JMSA · 24/04/2026 19:19

I like it … for once! I’ve read many horrendous names on here 😆

chunkymarmalade · 24/04/2026 19:18

I love it, and it was on our shortlist (as a shortened Laurence).

MidnightPatrol · 24/04/2026 19:16

Love it as a nickname for Laurence / Lawrence

Hatty65 · 24/04/2026 19:16

Yep. It's a family name for us, I had an Uncle Lawrie, also nn of Lol.

TemporarilyCantDoMyself · 24/04/2026 19:15

Short for Laurence/Lawrence, yes. On its own, no, not come across it.
All versions are nice!

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