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Boy full name Laurie?

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Mari3333 · 05/11/2026 13:20

Not Laurence, just Laurie. Thoughts please!

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SorcererGaheris · 05/11/2026 19:43

I think it's a nice name.

wheresthediagram · 05/11/2026 19:44

It makes me think of Little Women

Mumofmarauders · 05/11/2026 20:52

I like it a lot. Any Little Women fan would surely think if it as a young man’s name.

Chocolateturtless · 05/11/2026 20:58

I know an adult Laurie. He's a very talented doctor.

TooMuchBlusher · 05/11/2026 21:07

I really like it. I think of Laurie in Little Women.

PurpleDiva22 · 05/11/2026 22:58

Personally for me I feel its feminine and if I heard it without context I would presume its a female name. However it's perfectly fine to use on its own as a stand alone name despite mumsnet being notoriously against that idea!

user1492757084 · 06/11/2026 00:52

Lorry seems less feminine.

The full name Laurie is usually a woman.

Alisonsy · 06/11/2026 07:20

Needmorelego · 05/11/2026 13:59

I have never known someone female having the name Laurence.

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Laurence is the feminine version of Laurent.

Alisonsy · 06/11/2026 07:24

I know many women called Laurence, mostly French and Belgian but also one English older lady.

Laurie feels very nickname-y. I’m really not keen.

Needmorelego · 06/11/2026 08:03

Alisonsy · 06/11/2026 07:20

Laurence is the feminine version of Laurent.

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That makes sense.
I've not heard it in England though.

ExpensiveDecorations · 06/11/2026 08:11

It's nice but the only Lauries I have ever known have been female. Also I'm not a fan of taking away the choice by only giving a shortened version of a name. My friend Jenny says she gets sick of having to explain that she's not really a Jennifer and she would have preferred the full name.

Alisonsy · 06/11/2026 11:22

Laurie is also often used as a nickname for Lauren. In the US it’s mainly a girls name.

Bambalama · 06/11/2026 11:47

I don’t usually like shortened versions of first names, but I make an exception for Laurie - I love it, mostly because of the lovely young man in Little Women.
i agree that the fact that it’s also a surname makes it less of a nickname.

Giraffehaver · 06/11/2026 22:39

Love it. One of the funniest men I ever knew was called Laurie. Told me some scandalous Celeb gossip that I couldn't possibly repeat!

NuffSaidSam · 06/11/2026 22:44

I don't like it. It's just not to my taste. I don't like Lawrence either. It's a perfectly fine name though.

I do know three little Laurie's so I think it's potentially on the rise popularity wise incase that's a concern!

mathanxiety · 07/11/2026 01:10

I'd assume he was a girl if I saw the name written.

alopwnd · 07/11/2026 01:11

I like it but I think it’s more of a girls name?

RusticChips · 07/11/2026 01:12

I like it

Calliopespa · 07/11/2026 01:15

Needmorelego · 05/11/2026 13:59

I have never known someone female having the name Laurence.

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It is a French girl name. The French use Laurent for boys.

In English it can be Laurence for men. I am pretty sure Laurence Olivier had this spelling.

Chickadee26 · 07/11/2026 01:21

No. That is a nick name. Like Billy Bob being a name rather than William Robert.

Chickadee26 · 07/11/2026 01:23

Mumofmarauders · 05/11/2026 20:52

I like it a lot. Any Little Women fan would surely think if it as a young man’s name.

Theodore 'Laurie' Laurence was his name though.

sunsu · 07/11/2026 01:31

I have one male neighbour called Laurie and a female neighbour called Laurey. Both in their 30s, neither short for anything. I like the names! Not sure if it’s a Scottish thing, it’s not super common but not an unheard of name for either gender.

Madamefroufrou · 07/11/2026 01:43

Matildatoldsuchdreadfullies · 05/11/2026 13:22

I like it, a lot. I am old so instantly think of Cider with Rosie (standard O level set text).

Edited to add, Laurie Lee wrote said book.

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however, his name was Laurence, Laurie is how he was known, a short form

HappydaysArehere · 07/11/2026 02:14

Yes, my first thought was Laurie in Little Women.

PurpleDiva22 · 07/11/2026 08:10

Chickadee26 · 07/11/2026 01:21

No. That is a nick name. Like Billy Bob being a name rather than William Robert.

Actually its a diminutive!
A diminutive is a direct, shortened, or modified form derived from a person’s given name, while a nickname is an informal or alternative name!
And to add using diminutives as formal first names on birth certificates is allowed! Just not on mumsnet apparently!

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