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I like Laurel better.

*snore*

As a Lauren, I think my name has served it's purpose very well over the years. I get a bit frustrated when people spell it wrong (Loren, Laureen, Laurin, Lauryn, Lorin...the list goes on) or pronounce it wrong (I'm a Loh-ren, not Law-ren) or get it mixed up (Laura, Laurence, Corinne??)

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Just for the fun of it I'm going to think up some combos, because I have never done that before for my own name.

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Lauren Camille
Lauren Xanthe
Lauren Atalanta
Lauren Inez
Lauren Clementine
Lauren Winifred
Lauren Niamh
Lauren Johanna
Lauren Pearl

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Claudia Lauren
Cordelia Lauren
Julia Lauren
Vera Lauren
Iphigenia Lauren

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Hehe they all sound so strange. I wish my parents were a bit more adventurous :D

I love it!

I actually like Lauren, although popular, boring, and a little dated.

I find dated, but I still really like it. I've been influenced by the fact that every Lauren I've met has been extremely nice. I also just like that family of names Laura, Laurel, Laurence... you get the picture.

I like Lauren, but it's too popular for me to use. I really like the less pronunciation common pronunciation lor-EN. I imagine that a lot of people would say LOR-en though. Either pronunciation is nice.

This message was edited 8/21/2008, 10:49 AM

I associate Lauren with Ms Bacall. While I enjoy watching her in movies and admire what she and Mr. Bogart did to counter Sen. McCarthy in the 1950's, I can't help thinking Lauren hasn't "aged" enough for me yet.

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I like a name to be at least 100 years old before I can relax and fell that it won't fade away and feel dated.

I find it sort of dated. [Or rather, it will be soon]. I know a lot of Lauren's in my age group as well, so it seems really common to me.

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(However, I'd love Laurent or Loren on a boy)

This message was edited 8/21/2008, 10:14 AM

I love Lauren. I just wish it wasn't so common.