Laurence?

[Linguaphile]

Have had a great uncle Laurence just pass away, and I've taken a fancy to his name for our coming baby... feels a bit more fresh than some of the other classic boys' names floating around. Could we use Laurie as a nn for a boy without it seeming too feminine? I did love Laurie's character in Little Women... Laurence feels quite distinguished to me. Middle names would probably be Peter and Robert.

Our other two DDs are Philippa (Pip/Pippa) and Vivienne (Vivi), so want it to fit with those. What do you reckon, would it go with our other two? Vivi, Pippa and Laurie?

Other possibilities we're considering include:

Felix
Robert
Ewan
Hugh

I love it. My 9 year old goes to school with a Laurence, it's never shortened, it's really lovely when you hear her say it iykwim.

Lovely, and it goes beautifully with your other childrens names

Sounds good to me

Lovely name - I immediately thought of Little Women, too!

Laurence is lovely. I know a very cute like Laurie.

I like it too, especially as it is a family name

I love it and think it fits very well with your girls' names. Laurie is lovel.

Really nice name and unusual, but not unheard of. With a family connection I think it's a winner! Having said that, do you like Larry? It's a possibility that he might use it when he's older. We have a family name Larrad, which we considered using but discounted as we didn't like Larry as a shortening.

Hx

Love it. Much nicer spelled your way than with the W too.

I love Laurence, too. And Laurie is lovely. Go for it!

Really like it, especially spelled with a u. Agree that it feels fresher than lots of the other classic choices. Love the Little Women connection and nn Laurie, and it also has plenty of other distinguished namesakes like Laurence Olivier etc.

Laurence Peter is lovely.

I love it, and as someone has already said there is Larry as an alternative nn which may sound a little more masculine.

Just one thing about the spelling, which may not matter very much, but Laurence is a girl's name in France. My own name is a boy's name in Europe, and occasionally I've surprised people who expected me to be a bloke. It's never been a major problem though.

I love it, and Laurie is great. It goes very well with your DDs names.

Excellent name. Was on our list till a friend beat us to it .

Makes me think of Laurie Lee.

Adore it will be on list for DC2... every Laurence I know (not too many) is easy going, cool and popular.

Love it :)

Lovely, and perfect with your daughters' names.

Love it! I know an adorable little Laurie.

I love Larry as a nickname! Happy as Larry - just great. Go for it!

Wow, sounds like a winner then! I don't think I've ever had a unanimous name thread before...

My Dad was Laurence. Called Larry/Laurie by some. The only problem he ever encountered was having his name mispelt as Lawrence.

I know a Laurence, he's always called just Laurence although he does get annoyed with people spelling it with a w!
I think it goes with your daughters names

We have a Laurence and have had nothing but compliments about the name. nn Lars (but we have Scandinavian roots).

Oh I love it, it makes me wish I was expecting.

I do like Laurence. However, I went to school with a Laurence and he was nicknamed Florence.