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Help[Opinions] Laura or Lauren?
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This message was edited 7/8/2018, 9:20 PM
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Lauren, sounds better
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Laura
They're both nice names, actually. But there are way too many Laurens in my generation (born late 80s, early 90s). Laura is far less dated.
They're both nice names, actually. But there are way too many Laurens in my generation (born late 80s, early 90s). Laura is far less dated.
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Well, Laura feels less dated but more overused.
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Laura seems like the feminine equivalent of Larry (boorish, redneck) or Stephen (classic but very dull, and I don't like saying it) to me. I slightly prefer the non-English pronunciation.
Lauren was in the top 10 the year I was born, and it seems bland for that reason, but I definitely like it more than Laura; it's more concise and energetic imo.
Lauren was in the top 10 the year I was born, and it seems bland for that reason, but I definitely like it more than Laura; it's more concise and energetic imo.
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Until you mentioned it I didn't realize that Lauren was so popular in the early 90's. Strangely I was born in '87 and my sister in '90 and I only knew one Lauren but I knew like 4 or 5 Laura's. Looking at the US numbers in '87 Laura was just barely below Lauren in popularity and both were popular. Maybe Lauren was just less popular than Laura around where I grew up.
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I really like them both ...
Laura is the more classic, but even more contemporary Lauren isn't likely to ever really go out of fashion or become dated.
I think I'll pick Lauren, it's just a touch more interesting.
Laura is the more classic, but even more contemporary Lauren isn't likely to ever really go out of fashion or become dated.
I think I'll pick Lauren, it's just a touch more interesting.
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Laura
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I was talking to a friend a while back and I can't exactly remember the conversation, but his initial comment was something like "we better meet for brunch early tomorrow to beat all the Emilys."
He was, of course, suggesting that Emily is the most basic of white girl names, so bland that it could be used as a term for the archetypical basic ass white girl obsessed with brunch.
I was thrilled with this, but I suggested that Lauren was actually a better name to use than Emily. Everyone agreed instantly.
All this to say, while I like the sound of Lauren, it is so basic, so insipid, that it could be anybody (in an American context at least).
This is why I prefer Laura. It feels slightly out of fashion and lacks Lauren's polish, but it's spunkier, less generic... more dignified almost?
He was, of course, suggesting that Emily is the most basic of white girl names, so bland that it could be used as a term for the archetypical basic ass white girl obsessed with brunch.
I was thrilled with this, but I suggested that Lauren was actually a better name to use than Emily. Everyone agreed instantly.
All this to say, while I like the sound of Lauren, it is so basic, so insipid, that it could be anybody (in an American context at least).
This is why I prefer Laura. It feels slightly out of fashion and lacks Lauren's polish, but it's spunkier, less generic... more dignified almost?
This message was edited 7/9/2018, 2:47 AM
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For me the most basic "generic seeming" white girl's I've known have been named Julia or Caitlin/ Caitlyn or Britney/ Brittney/ Brittany.
Allison, Ashley, Emily, Kristina/ Christina, Jess/ Jessica, and Samantha are the next names I'd put on that list but most of them have been a bit more quirky.
Even though I know a lot of Laura's, Amanda's, Melissa's, and Nicole's/ Nikki's about half of them have been black.
The only Lauren I knew was white and she was a bit of a "generic white girl" although she was a really good ballerina rather than someone who just dabbled in ballet. As a kid she got to be in the professional Pacific Northwest Ballet Company's performances of The Nutcracker each year at the McCaw Hall.
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Allison, Ashley, Emily, Kristina/ Christina, Jess/ Jessica, and Samantha are the next names I'd put on that list but most of them have been a bit more quirky.
Even though I know a lot of Laura's, Amanda's, Melissa's, and Nicole's/ Nikki's about half of them have been black.
The only Lauren I knew was white and she was a bit of a "generic white girl" although she was a really good ballerina rather than someone who just dabbled in ballet. As a kid she got to be in the professional Pacific Northwest Ballet Company's performances of The Nutcracker each year at the McCaw Hall.
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This message was edited 7/9/2018, 2:09 PM
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For me, it’s Amber.
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the "basic" girl to me ....
Would be more likely to be Jen. Not Jennifer, and very possibly Jenn and she has to make a big point that she's "Jenn with two n's."
Or Sarah.
Would be more likely to be Jen. Not Jennifer, and very possibly Jenn and she has to make a big point that she's "Jenn with two n's."
Or Sarah.
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Jen is definitely basic, but Lauren is almost more so. Jen is like 80's basic and Lauren is more 90's basic IMO.
I think Sarah is so neutral that it's not even basic.
I think Sarah is so neutral that it's not even basic.
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Heh...I joke around with one of my friends about being a basic, white girl named Jen. It's a character we play with, sometimes. It's amusing to me that someone else feels this way about that name.
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It's funny ...
Because I don't feel quite the same way about Jenny or Jennifer. Even though both those names are pretty "basic" too, Jennifer seems to have more personality than Jen does, and Jenny seems more friendly.
Because I don't feel quite the same way about Jenny or Jennifer. Even though both those names are pretty "basic" too, Jennifer seems to have more personality than Jen does, and Jenny seems more friendly.
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I agree with Sarah but must Jens I know are not at all basic so that's colored my view of the name. I actually do like the name Lauren but I've known such boring ones.
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Lauren
I've always preferred Lauren, the main reason being that I know a lot of Laura's but I've known very few Lauren's.
I had both a friend named Laura and a friend named Lauren. Laura is still like family to me and Lauren moved away in 4th or 5th grade. I grew up looking up to Laura Ingalls Wilder. My mother's name is the fairly similar Loretta. There were many Laura's at school and I have run across many right around my age so Laura has alwaya felt a bit more bland to me.
Also I do like that Lauren is a little less feminine and a bit more unisex than Laura. Something about Lauren also seems cool and a bit sexy maybe because of Lauren Bacall. Laura will always seem like a spunky frontier girl name which I do like the image of. Really if Laura was less popular I'd probably care for it just as much as Lauren.
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I've always preferred Lauren, the main reason being that I know a lot of Laura's but I've known very few Lauren's.
I had both a friend named Laura and a friend named Lauren. Laura is still like family to me and Lauren moved away in 4th or 5th grade. I grew up looking up to Laura Ingalls Wilder. My mother's name is the fairly similar Loretta. There were many Laura's at school and I have run across many right around my age so Laura has alwaya felt a bit more bland to me.
Also I do like that Lauren is a little less feminine and a bit more unisex than Laura. Something about Lauren also seems cool and a bit sexy maybe because of Lauren Bacall. Laura will always seem like a spunky frontier girl name which I do like the image of. Really if Laura was less popular I'd probably care for it just as much as Lauren.
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This message was edited 7/9/2018, 1:58 AM
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