Laurent?

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Can't use Laurence as it clashes with surname but love the name. Is Laurent an option?

@HeadacheEarthquake , oh! I thought people would say it like Lorrent to rhyme with torrent.

Geraint like Laurent? Er, they both end in the same two letters and have 2 syllables, but they're not from the same language

Unless you are French I don’t think you can use this name. I have some distant Italian blood but not enough to make me call my kid Giuseppe.

That's really not how French people pronounce Laurent.

Have you just told a French person how to speak French?

I missed the bit where she said she was French sorry 🙂

The first syllable of Laurent definitely doesn't rhyme with "now" though. And yes I speak French and know more than one French Laurent.

@ChocChipHandbag , the
Lau (rhyme with now) uan (with a gutteral) like - Laow-uan seems weird.
Maybe that's how it's said in a certain region or something.

What about just using Laurie?

Like Now not Loh? I've been pronouncing it wrong then. Me and the whole internet.

Careful - you'll be told off for telling a French person how to speak French

Has nobody come along to say that Laurence is a girl's name anyway?

Careful - you'll be told off for telling a French person how to speak French

If a scouser my name it would be English. But different.

Well no, because it only sounds correct when said in a French accent and you sound like a right dick.

No we wont @crostini , because we now know how to say it properly in French.
Lau (rhyme with now) uan (with a gutteral) like - Laow-uan

My initial thought is you’re a twilight fan. I think it’s one of those names that would never quite get pronounced properly

She says she’s aFrench speaker, not that she’s French. This could mean anything from scraped GCSE to fluent/bilingual. But that’s not how you pronounce Laurent.

I agree, not unless you are French.

What about Lawrie?

Geraint like Laurent? Er, they both end in the same two letters and have 2 syllables, but they're not from the same language

Yes, that's exactly why I said the closest British name I could think of - granted it's not that close, mind.

Welsh is a British language (the oldest one, I believe); whereas French is not commonly considered a British language.

We were invaded by the Normans...

Might a not-french Laurent be pronounced Low-rent?

I went to school with a Lorne, nice guy so I have positive associations with name!

I don't like Lance for some reason. Lawrie to me is a nickname and I'd want a full name. Lorne is quite nice but maybe a bit too random for me.

It's a shame I can't just be french in France with Laurent 😂

Lorne is the name of David Dickinson's wife. And a square Scottish sausage.

Thankfully my school mate Lorne was never called a sausage 😂 (we were at school in Scotland).

Thankfully my school mate Lorne was never called a sausage 😂 (we were at school in Scotland).

For shame; their patter was seriously lacking

I'm not trying to fish for personal details, but I am wondering what surname would clash badly with Laurence, but not at all with Laurent?!