Laurie
Proper noun
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Proper noun
- A pet form of the male given name Laurence.
- 1868 Louisa May Alcott: Little Women. Chapter 3:
- "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."
- 1868 Louisa May Alcott: Little Women. Chapter 3:
- Surname derived from the male given name.
- ca. 1700 ?William Douglas: ''Annie Laurie:
- Maxwelton braes are bonnie
- Where early fa's the dew;
- An' it's there that Annie Laurie
- Gi'ed me her promise true.
- ca. 1700 ?William Douglas: ''Annie Laurie:
- A diminutive of Laura. Popular as a female given name in the US in the mid-twentieth century.
- 2005 Adeline Catherine Anderson: My Sunshine. Signet Classic 2005. ISBN 0451213807 page 397:
- Laura called her parents. Her father answered. Fighting to keep her voice steady, Laura said, "Hi, Daddy."
- "Laurie? How's my little girl?"
- 2005 Adeline Catherine Anderson: My Sunshine. Signet Classic 2005. ISBN 0451213807 page 397:
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