laurie
/ˈlɒ.ri/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.65 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A commune in Cantal department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
Example Sentences
- "“I’m not Mr. Laurence, I’m only Laurie.” “Laurie Laurence; what an odd name.” “My first name is Theodore, but I don’t like it, for the fellows called me Dora, so I made them say Laurie instead.”"
- "Laura called her parents. Her father answered. Fighting to keep her voice steady, Laura said, "Hi, Daddy." "Laurie? How's my little girl?""
- "Maxwelton braes are bonnie Where early fa's the dew; An' it's there that Annie Laurie Gi'ed me her promise true."
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.
Origin
- Source language: Latin