Laurie for a boy??

[SavannahMayfield]

Opinions on Laurie for a boy. I love the name but not a massive fan of Lawrence so it would have to be his name and not a nickname!

I love it.

I like it!

Ha! I have a Lawrence and he had a lorry for his peg at nursery. He hates Laurie and has to be called by Lawrence or his completely unrelated nickname.

No, it’s far too twee. Call him Lawrence or Laurence. Give him the option.

I love it- one of my best friends is named this after the character from Little Women!

Love it! Go for it - Laurie is lovely. I love Laurence too. You might find it really grows on you - it has me!

@ArnoldBee

Ha! I have a Lawrence and he had a lorry for his peg at nursery. He hates Laurie and has to be called by Lawrence or his completely unrelated nickname.

HA! Same!

I really like it.

I love Laurie, named ds Laurence and told people call him Laurie. he hated it. had various things with Laurie on got thrown out ie all the presents that were wooden words and hangings etc. He is now 30, and either Laurence, Loz mostly or Lozzipops. No one calls him Laurie (sad)

I like it. I would put Laurence on the BC though.

I know one that's just been born. Nice name.

One of my first boyfriends was called Laurie- haven’t met any since either.Love the name

I've got a Laurie. It's a family name and I love it.

Love it!

Lawrence is nice for a boy.

Laurence is a girls name, the feminine form of Laurent. Like Florence and Florent.

Laurie is a cutesy nickname for a little girl (or boy)!imo.

Laurence is a boy's name in the UK.

Laurie sounds like Lorry. A No from me.

Absolutely love it - suggested it for DS but hubby vetoed.

Laurence is a boys' name in the UK, and has been for a very very long time - the second Archbishop of Canterbury was named Laurence, and he was born in the 6th century AD! My preference is for the spelling Lawrence but Laurence is perfectly fine unless the child will grow up somewhere Francophone.

Yep. My great uncle Laurence (Laurie) fought in WW1 - and we also have a Lawrence on my mother's side of the family from that era, so it's been fairly common.

My Uncle Laurie got called 'Lol' a lot if that helps.

Laurence is perfectly fine unless the child will grow up somewhere Francophone.

I think in many countries outside the UK people might regard Laurence as feminine.

Lawrence is the safer spelling imo.

But I really don't like Laurie.

I always thought Laurie was an actual boys name not just a nick name for Lawrence 🤷‍♀️

I know two Laurie’s and neither is short for something else. One is my neighbour who is my age (35) and the other is my little brothers best friend from school (now 30)

I think it’s a great name ❤️

According to Wiki:

Laurie is a unisex given name. Among males, it can be a short form (hypocorism) of Lawrence. For females, it can be a short form of Lauren or Laura

Oh tell a lie, I know three!

The third one is a lad I taught who will be 18-19 now

I know a teenage Laurie who switched to Lor in upper primary as he found his name mistaken for a female.