I would pronounce
Laurie and
Lori the same. I know a man nn
Laurie pronounced LOR-ee and I have to keep reminding myself to pronounce it that way and not LAWR-ee. I would pronounce
Lori and LAWR-ee too.
LOR-ee just sound like Lorry, and leads to the image of a big truck in my imagination.
Lauren and
Laura /
Lora are ok. I know many girls called
Lauren or various ages. I know only two Lauries and both are men with it as a nn for
Laurence.
I would never use
Laurence as a girl's name. Even if it's legitimately a French girl's name.
Any name cane go with a fn for mn you just have to like it or have meaning to you. So there is no
best mn for
Laurie.
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