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Help[Opinions] Laurel, Lauren, Laura
What do you guys think of the names Laurel, Lauren, and Laura? Which one is your favorite of the 3, if you like any. Or if you're not a fan of those, you can say another variant like Laurie or Lorena. Opinions on Lauryn as a spelling? For your most favorite, what middle name would you use? :)
How do you feel about Lauren on a boy, while we're on that note.
Personally, I quite like these names. Laura is nice, Lauryn is a bit snazzy with the y, but I wouldn't actually use it. Of these I'd use Laura Daphne (Or Laurel Daphne?), Laura Désirée, and Lorena Justine.
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How do you feel about Lauren on a boy, while we're on that note.
Personally, I quite like these names. Laura is nice, Lauryn is a bit snazzy with the y, but I wouldn't actually use it. Of these I'd use Laura Daphne (Or Laurel Daphne?), Laura Désirée, and Lorena Justine.
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I like them all. Lauryn is ok, but I don't like Lauren for a boy, Loren is ok. My favourite is Laura is a lovely classic. 2nd Lauren, then Laurel. Your combos are ok but Laurel Daphne is just Laurel Laurel, what about Delphine. Other d mn Delma, Delmae, Dulcie
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Of the "original trio," my favorite is Lauren, despite the fact that it's becoming dated / a "Mom name." It was very popular in my generation (Millennial), and I can see why: the "Laur" part is strong without having sounds that are necessarily "harsh" - no hard consonants, but the vowel sound isn't one to be missed. And the -n ending is palatable to people who like N (like me), and possibly less "basic" than yet another feminine name that ends in -a (Laura).
Laurel is nice in print, but out loud I find I don't like saying it as much. With the L at both the beginning and the end, it kind of... slurs together? Aurora does the same thing for me.
While I know in other cultures Lauren can be masculine, I'm sorry, I can't see it. Even the French Laurent is too similar to Lauren for me to think it's very masculine.
One of my childhood best friends was Loren, though for years I didn't realize that was her true first name. She always went by her middle name. Her mother I always thought was Lorena (though I called her "Mrs. ____"), but recently I found out her first name was something else entirely (don't want to post it because it might become identifying). So I wonder if that's actually a tradition in her family, to go by a middle name for everyday use but keep the first name professionally.
Lauryn is synonymous with Lauryn Hill, for me. I don't actually dislike the spelling, though I prefer Lauren, but it looks (to me) like you're naming your daughter after Lauryn Hill.
I cannot, however, stand by Laura Daphne or Laurel Daphne as combos. The names mean the same thing. If anything, Laura & Daphne make fantastic twin names.
Laurel is nice in print, but out loud I find I don't like saying it as much. With the L at both the beginning and the end, it kind of... slurs together? Aurora does the same thing for me.
While I know in other cultures Lauren can be masculine, I'm sorry, I can't see it. Even the French Laurent is too similar to Lauren for me to think it's very masculine.
One of my childhood best friends was Loren, though for years I didn't realize that was her true first name. She always went by her middle name. Her mother I always thought was Lorena (though I called her "Mrs. ____"), but recently I found out her first name was something else entirely (don't want to post it because it might become identifying). So I wonder if that's actually a tradition in her family, to go by a middle name for everyday use but keep the first name professionally.
Lauryn is synonymous with Lauryn Hill, for me. I don't actually dislike the spelling, though I prefer Lauren, but it looks (to me) like you're naming your daughter after Lauryn Hill.
I cannot, however, stand by Laura Daphne or Laurel Daphne as combos. The names mean the same thing. If anything, Laura & Daphne make fantastic twin names.
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Laura is one of my very favourite names, but I couldn't use it because of using Beatrice (a family name). It would have been too Italian 101. I like Laura Gillian.
I don't like Laurel; generally I'm not keen on plant names. Lauren just doesn't convince me at all. And Lauren for a boy? Why bother, when there's Laurence in English and Laurent in French, readily available?
I don't like Laurel; generally I'm not keen on plant names. Lauren just doesn't convince me at all. And Lauren for a boy? Why bother, when there's Laurence in English and Laurent in French, readily available?
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I like Laurel pretty well. Seems the least overused.
Lauren is good. Lauryn is fine - I think of L. Hill. I don't love the Y. I don't like how Lauren sounds a bit like Lorne. I hate Lorne
Laura is classic to the point of boring, almost like Anne, and I don't like its prn in some languages (like la-oo-ra, or laur rhyme sour). But it's a good name.
I'm sick of Laurie because it's basically Lori, very dated and overused.
I like Lauretta, the way it looks, but the existence of Loretta makes it not as great.
Laurel Demetria
Lauren is good. Lauryn is fine - I think of L. Hill. I don't love the Y. I don't like how Lauren sounds a bit like Lorne. I hate Lorne
Laura is classic to the point of boring, almost like Anne, and I don't like its prn in some languages (like la-oo-ra, or laur rhyme sour). But it's a good name.
I'm sick of Laurie because it's basically Lori, very dated and overused.
I like Lauretta, the way it looks, but the existence of Loretta makes it not as great.
Laurel Demetria
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It's fun how in the US Lori seems to be the default nickname but in the UK it is Loz or Lolly.
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Laurita is another nice one too
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I like all three but as MNs because I know so many!
Laura is the most beautiful, Laurel has nice imagery, Lauren is friendly and "girl next door"
Lauryn is Lauryn Hill.
Laura is the most beautiful, Laurel has nice imagery, Lauren is friendly and "girl next door"
Lauryn is Lauryn Hill.
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Yay for all the people who like Laura best. I'm biased. I don't particularly like Lauren because as a millennial Laura, I got called Lauren ALL the time growing up. And still sometimes get called Lauren to this day.
I don't like the spelling Lauryn. If I had to use Lauren on a boy, I'd use Loren. I'd prefer Lawrence.
Laura Daphne is a hard pass since they are the Latin/Greek equivalents of each other. It's like naming her Artemis Diana or something of the sort.
As a fun fact, I had a great aunt named Lorena and she pronounced it as lor-EE-na.
I don't like the spelling Lauryn. If I had to use Lauren on a boy, I'd use Loren. I'd prefer Lawrence.
Laura Daphne is a hard pass since they are the Latin/Greek equivalents of each other. It's like naming her Artemis Diana or something of the sort.
As a fun fact, I had a great aunt named Lorena and she pronounced it as lor-EE-na.
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My favorite would probably have to be Lauren, flowed closely by Laura. I don't care much Laurel. I dislike Lauren on a boy, however Loren & Lorin are fine, and have even known males with those respected variants. I very much dislike Lauryn. It looks too modern and flimsy, same with all the other 'Yn' spellings.
This message was edited 1/21/2023, 7:46 PM
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