What can Laurie be short for?

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Just that! Quite like Laurie but not Lawrence. So fed up of trying to find a boys name!

Does it need to be short for anything?

It doesn’t immediately strike me as a shortened name.

I’d use it as a stand-alone name.

My last DC was going to be Laurien but she was a girl.

I’m not about to have any more babies just so I can use the name- but I’m a bit sad it never got used.

The Laurie I know has it as a stand alone name.

Definitely can be used as a stand alone name. Know a couple (Scotland).

Florian?
Loudon?

Think its okay as a name in itself however

I think it works as a stand alone.

This going to be unpopular as it's a surname As a first name

Lawson?

(I quite like surname names! )

Lorenzo

My boys both have shortened versions of longer names, as their actual name. Call your ds Laurie if you like it!

Why can't you just call him Laurie?

It’s Lawrie in Scotland for a boy and Lori for a girl. Two friends, each had a baby within a week of each other and those were their names.

I guess we could! It’s on the shortlist now. Need to get serious with actually choosing something! So hard though

Lawrence.. But I agree it doesn't need to be shortened! My friend recently named her son Laurie and he suits it so much!

Laurent...

I only know girls called Laurie!

I have the same name but spelt differently and it's not short for anything.

Laurel

Its a name on its own. Can be male or female. I know female one.

Much prefer Laurence to Laurie - but the latter is fine as a nn.

How about the spelling Laurence?

Loren
Laurin
Laurent