Laurie.
A unisex given name.
Meaning & usage
A unisex given name. A diminutive of the male given names Laurence and Lawrence; alternative form of Lawrie; a pet form of the male given name Laurence or Lawrence.
A unisex given name. A diminutive of the female given name Laura; popular as a female given name in the US in the mid-twentieth century.
A unisex given name. A diminutive of the female given name Lauren.
A surname transferred from the given name.
A city in Morgan County and Camden County, Missouri, United States.
Where this word comes from
The given names are clippings of Laurence, Lawrence, Laura, or Lauren + -ie, all ultimately from Latin laurus (“laurel”). The surname is from the diminutive of Lawrence. The city in Missouri was named by its residents in 1961 after L. M. and William (Buster) Laurie, who in 1937 bought a building in the area and operated the Laurie Market, because of the goodwill generated by the family store over the years.
A commune in Cantal department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
Where this word comes from
From French Laurie, from Latin Laurum, from laurus (“laurel”).
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