Lori - Meaning of Lori

What does Lori mean?

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[ 2 syll. lo-ri, lor-i ] The baby girl name Lori is pronounced as LAOR-iy- †. Lori has its origins in the Latin and Old French languages. It is used largely in English.

In addition, Lori is a diminutive (English) of Laura.

Lori is also a derivative of the Spanish, Italian, Russian, English, German, and Slavic Lora.

Lori is also a diminutive (English) of the English and French Lorraine.

Lori has 14 derivatives. Derivatives of the name include Lauri, Laurie, Loree, Lorey, Loria, Loriah, Loriann, Lorianne, Lorie, Lorree, Lorrey, Lorri, Lorrie, and Lorry.

The origin and meaning of the name Lori is inherited by all variant forms.

See also the related form, the name Lorielle.

See also the related categories, english, latin, and french.

Lori is unusual as a baby girl name. Its usage peaked in 1963 with 1.203% of baby girls being named Lori. It had a ranking of #8 then. The baby name has experienced a substantial drop in frequency since then, and is currently of only irregular use. In 2018, among the family of girl names directly related to Lori, Laura was the most commonly used.

Baby names that sound like Lori include Lauri, Laury, Lorae, Loree, Lorey, Lorie, Lorrie, Lorry, Lory, Lowrie, La Rue, Lara, Larae, Larey, Lari, Larie, Laroo, Larrie, Larue, and Laura.

† Pronunciation for Lori: L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"