Lowrie?

[Eyewanttobreafree]

Thinking Lowrie or Lowry for a boy. Shetland name I believe.

I think it's a derivative of Laurence but also lowrie can mean fox? Could anyone shed any light?

Gentle opinions welcome...

Before I read your post I assumed it was for a girl. I do like it, but can't shed any light on the origins

Bit too like the Welsh girls name Lowri

I do like Laurie as a short form of Lawrence

How is it pronounced?

Yes there's lowri which is a Welsh girls' name but pronounced differently- low as in low down
But maybe something to consider... It is a boys' name but we live nowhere near Shetland...

@Lincolnbolt low as in ow I've hurt myself! Or like JS Lowry

Also don't live near Wales so not sure that's an issue...

I think it's nice.
The only Lowrie I can think of is Lowri Turner, the TV presenter from ages ago.

I thought of Lowri Turner too.

But if you live in Scotland and the boy name Lowrie is known there, it won’t matter.

I find it ugly, much prefer Laurie. And it makes me think of LS Lowry, whose paintings are rather depressing.

Makes me think of the artist and I love his work. His sea scapes are beautiful although he's more popularly known for his industrial scenes.

How are you pronouncing it?

Low-ree
Or Lou(d) Ree ( Dont sound the D) - Like the painter

Yeah, low to rhyme with cow and ree. I have Manchester connections so like the Lowry link

I like it. I've not heard it for a first name before, do love LS Lowry though!

Lowry a better spelling I think. I quite like it although some people will mispronounce it, depends if you care about that.

I do really like Laurence nn Laurie tho too.

I'd assume a girl from the spelling.
Laurie is the male version to my English ears.

I’m Scottish and never heard this (Laurie more common as a diminutive of Laurence). I’m not a shetlander though. I thought it was an Irish surname!

I like the Lowry spelling and wonder if it secures it as a boys' name more...

I like Laurie too but I don't like how it's pronounced in a south east accent which it will be. Laurie is an old family name so there's real affection for it... Hmm tricky one.

Thanks for opinions. It's staying on the shortlist

Don't think of the Welsh connection, it's definitely a girl's name here

I would spell it like the painter for a boy

In the SE Laurie would be pronounced "Lorry" like the truck

Lowrie/Laury is traditionally a kind of presonified word for fox in Scots: www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/lowrie_n but I would not use it for a child on that basis.

I prefer Laurie / Lawrie for a boy.

’Laurie’ is the SE will be pronounced like ‘Lorry’. I quite like Lowry (never heard it as a first name before) but I suspect you’ll get a lot of pronunciation issues.

This is new to me, refreshingly so, and I really like it.
Sounds very suitable for boy/man

I think it will get too confused with the girl’s name Lowri and that really isn’t fair on your son.

Lowri the Welsh girls name is pronounced with an ‘ow’ like ow I’ve hurt myself, not ‘low’ as in opposite to high.