Lauri

See also: lauri

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dzongkha ལའུ་རི་ (la'u ri).

Proper noun

Lauri

1. A less common spelling of Laurie, a diminutive of the female given name Laura.
2. A gewog of Samdrup Jongkhar District, Bhutan.

Anagrams

• Irula, ailur-, rauli, urali, urial

Estonian

Etymology

From Latin Laurentius.

Proper noun

Lauri

1. a male given name

Related terms

• Laur

Finnish

Etymology

Medieval vernacular form of the Latin saint's name Laurentius (compare Old Swedish Laurins, Laurens). Cognate with German Laurenz, English Laurence.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑu̯ri/, [ˈlɑ̝u̯ri]
• Rhymes: -ɑuri
• Syllabification^(key): Lau‧ri
• Hyphenation^(key): Lau‧ri

Proper noun

Lauri

1. a male given name
   • 1870 Aleksis Kivi, Seitsemän veljestä (Seven Brothers. Translation 1991 by Richard A. Impola ), Chapter 1:

     Veljesten nimet vanhimmasta nuorimpaan ovat: Juhani, Tuomas, Aapo, Simeoni, Timo, Lauri ja Eero.

     In order of age, the brothers are Juhani, Tuomas, Aapo, Simeoni, Timo, Lauri, and Eero.

   • 1959, Väinö Linna, Täällä Pohjantähden alla 1, WSOY, published 1965, page 92:

     Lopputuloksena oli että pitäjän kirkkoherran virkaan nimitettiin suurimman äänimäärän saanut Lauri Albin Salpakari, entinen Lars Albin Stenbom.

     The end result was to appoint as the vicar the person who received the most votes, Lauri Albin Salpakari, formerly Lars Albin Stenbom.

   • 1999, Juhani Syrjä, “Juho 19-33”, in Juho, Gummerus, published 2008, →ISBN, page 219:

     Lokakuussa syntyi meille neljäs lapsi. Poika oli niin vähäitkuinen ja mietteliään oloinen, että halusin hänelle annettavaksi nimen Lauri kirjallisen kaimansa mukaan.

     In October we had our fourth child. The boy cried so little and seemed so pensive that I wanted him to be named Lauri after his well-known namesake from a book.

2. The letter L in the Finnish spelling alphabet.
3. a Finnish surname transferred from the given name

Declension

Inflection of Lauri (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Lauri	Laurit
genitive		Laurin	Laurien
partitive		Lauria	Laureja
illative		Lauriin	Laureihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Lauri	Laurit
accusative	nom.	Lauri	Laurit
	gen.	Laurin
genitive		Laurin	Laurien
partitive		Lauria	Laureja
inessive		Laurissa	Laureissa
elative		Laurista	Laureista
illative		Lauriin	Laureihin
adessive		Laurilla	Laureilla
ablative		Laurilta	Laureilta
allative		Laurille	Laureille
essive		Laurina	Laureina
translative		Lauriksi	Laureiksi
abessive		Lauritta	Laureitta
instructive		—	Laurein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Lauri (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Laurini Laurini accusative nom. Laurini Laurini gen. Laurini genitive Laurini Laurieni partitive Lauriani Laurejani inessive Laurissani Laureissani elative Lauristani Laureistani illative Lauriini Laureihini adessive Laurillani Laureillani ablative Lauriltani Laureiltani allative Laurilleni Laureilleni essive Laurinani Laureinani translative Laurikseni Laureikseni abessive Laurittani Laureittani instructive — — comitative — Laureineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Laurisi Laurisi accusative nom. Laurisi Laurisi gen. Laurisi genitive Laurisi Lauriesi partitive Lauriasi Laurejasi inessive Laurissasi Laureissasi elative Lauristasi Laureistasi illative Lauriisi Laureihisi adessive Laurillasi Laureillasi ablative Lauriltasi Laureiltasi allative Laurillesi Laureillesi essive Laurinasi Laureinasi translative Lauriksesi Laureiksesi abessive Laurittasi Laureittasi instructive — — comitative — Laureinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Laurimme Laurimme accusative nom. Laurimme Laurimme gen. Laurimme genitive Laurimme Lauriemme partitive Lauriamme Laurejamme inessive Laurissamme Laureissamme elative Lauristamme Laureistamme illative Lauriimme Laureihimme adessive Laurillamme Laureillamme ablative Lauriltamme Laureiltamme allative Laurillemme Laureillemme essive Laurinamme Laureinamme translative Lauriksemme Laureiksemme abessive Laurittamme Laureittamme instructive — — comitative — Laureinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Laurinne Laurinne accusative nom. Laurinne Laurinne gen. Laurinne genitive Laurinne Laurienne partitive Laurianne Laurejanne inessive Laurissanne Laureissanne elative Lauristanne Laureistanne illative Lauriinne Laureihinne adessive Laurillanne Laureillanne ablative Lauriltanne Laureiltanne allative Laurillenne Laureillenne essive Laurinanne Laureinanne translative Lauriksenne Laureiksenne abessive Laurittanne Laureittanne instructive — — comitative — Laureinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Laurinsa Laurinsa accusative nom. Laurinsa Laurinsa gen. Laurinsa genitive Laurinsa Lauriensa partitive Lauriaan Lauriansa Laurejaan Laurejansa inessive Laurissaan Laurissansa Laureissaan Laureissansa elative Lauristaan Lauristansa Laureistaan Laureistansa illative Lauriinsa Laureihinsa adessive Laurillaan Laurillansa Laureillaan Laureillansa ablative Lauriltaan Lauriltansa Laureiltaan Laureiltansa allative Laurilleen Laurillensa Laureilleen Laureillensa essive Laurinaan Laurinansa Laureinaan Laureinansa translative Laurikseen Lauriksensa Laureikseen Laureiksensa abessive Laurittaan Laurittansa Laureittaan Laureittansa instructive — — comitative — Laureineen Laureinensa

Derived terms

• Laurikainen
• Laurikkala
• Laurila
• Laurinen

compounds

• Kainlauri
• Matinlauri

Related terms

• (given names) Lasse, Lassi
• (surnames) Lassila, Laukkanen, Laurikainen, Laurila

Statistics

• Lauri is the 22^nd most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 21,895 male individuals (and as a middle name to 12,247 more), and also belongs as a middle name to 5 female individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
• Lauri is the 1575^th (tied with 3 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 543 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• Rauli, lirua

Ingrian

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin Laurentius. Akin to Finnish Lauri and Estonian Lauri.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑu̯ri/, [ˈɫɑu̯rʲ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑu̯ri/, [ˈɫɑu̯ri]
• Rhymes: -ɑu̯rʲ, -ɑu̯ri
• Hyphenation: Lau‧ri

Proper noun

Lauri

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Laurence

Declension

Declension of Lauri (type 5/vahti, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	Lauri	Laurit
genitive	Laurin	Lauriin, Lauriloin
partitive	Lauria	Laurija, Lauriloja
illative	Laurii	Laurii, Lauriloihe
inessive	Lauriis	Lauriis, Laurilois
elative	Laurist	Lauriist, Lauriloist
allative	Laurille	Lauriille, Lauriloille
adessive	Lauriil	Lauriil, Lauriloil
ablative	Laurilt	Lauriilt, Lauriloilt
translative	Lauriks	Lauriiks, Lauriloiks
essive	Laurinna, Lauriin	Lauriinna, Lauriloinna, Lauriin, Lauriloin
exessive1)	Laurint	Lauriint, Lauriloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 253