Lori

See also lori

English

Etymology

A 20th century spelling variant of Laurie, from Laura; also a diminutive of Loretta and Lorraine.

Proper noun

Lori

1. A female given name, popular in the US in the 1960s.
   • 1957 Paul Gallico: Thomasina: The Cat who Thought She was God. Doubleday 1957. page 243:

     There was Lori - Lori - Lori no longer daft - Lori who could fight like the very devil of a Scotswoman at the side of her man - Lori would pull Mary Ruadh back from the brink of the grave, and perhaps himself too. His spirits began to lift. His whole being sang with the name of Lori.

   • 2006 Christine W. Murphy: Through Iowa Glass. Hard Shell Word Factory 2006. ISBN 0759900949 page 23:

     While she continued to cling to his arm, Lorraine pouted again. " Running away changed a lot of things, but it didn't change your name. Nobody's called me Lori for ages, but while you're here, we'll just have to put up with each other."

Anagrams

• loir
• roil