Laurence/Lawrence

[MichaelaMichaels]

Thoughts?

It's someone very close to me's name who passed away very suddenly last year. Me and DP like it but curious to know the mn verdict!

Love it!!!

DS has it as his middle name. He's 9monrhs.

Lawrence is great for a boy!

Laurence is the feminine version of Laurent, like Florence is to Florent. I'd avoid it for a boy in case he ever goes to France 

Laurence is my son's middle name. We decided to use it after a close friend of my DH died in an accident just after I found out I was pregnant and thought it would be a nice thing to do if I had a boy. I think it's a great name :)

I'm with sunflower - stick with Lawrence or he can never live in France..
Love the name, btw! I wanted it for DC3 but DH was having none of it, sadly.

As long as you don't mind it being shortened to Larry...

@FawnDrench our friend was literally never referred to as Larry!

Had no idea about Laurence being feminine. Thanks for the heads up :)

I think it's lovely, there was one in my son's class at primary school and it really suited him. Laurie for short.

DH is Laurence. Laurie is what he goes by.

Michaela - I love the name Laurence but have even known someone with this name called "Lol" as well as lots of Larrys!

Lawrence.

Can see be Lawrie

Laurie is a girls name in the US I think

Love it.

Lovely name. I know of two - one is shortened to Lol, and the other is Laurie.

Think Laurence is far nicer looking than Lawrence, personally. Beats it by a mile.

Laurence looks feminine imo

My son is Laurie short for Laurence. Obviously I think it's a fab name

But just to add to the comment above - my DS had no issues at all with spelling or gender in either the U.S. or France and we've been many times to both countries. I think there is an awareness that names are different all over the world e.g Dominique, Jean are mostly used as male names in France!

I agree that Laurence looks feminine, but I prefer Laurie (as in Laurie Lee) to Lawrie as a shortening.

Lawrence is traditionally the spelling of the surname & Laurence is the first name. Not that it really matters, it's a very nice name either way.

I know a Lawrence and he gets called Law which I think it's quite cool and ironic as he is studying to be a Lawyer lol x

Lawrence nickname Law or Lawrie is better for a boy.

I've always loved this.

goes to berate self for not calling DS Lawrence/Lawrie

Lovely name. I know 3 of very different ages, known as Lol, Low and Laurie (from oldest to youngest).

Much prefer the spelling Laurence, Lawrence to me looks like a surname. I know a Laurence and his nickname is Loz which I think is a nice nickname

Laurence may be feminine in France, but it isn't in the English speaking world. See Laurence Olivier, Laurence Fishburne, Laurence Fox...I things Lawrence is the surname.

I know a Laurie (Laurence) it's a lovely name.