Laurie

English

Laurie

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."
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- 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.
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 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?"