English Explanatory Dictionary

Laurie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A unisex given name.
  2. A diminutive of the male given names Laurence or Lawrence; alternative form of Lawrie; a pet form of the male given name Laurence or Lawrence.
  3. A diminutive of the female given name Laura; popular as a female given name in the US in the mid-twentieth century.
  4. A diminutive of the female given name Lauren.
  5. A surname transferred from the given name.
  6. A city in Morgan County and Camden County, Missouri, United States.
name
  1. A commune in Cantal department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

Word forms

Laurie Lauries Lawrie Lauri Lori Lorie

Etymology

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.

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