Message: "Laurier" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Laurier

by sambchop

6/1/2013, 1:13 AM

WDYT of the name Laurier? I met a little boy named Laurier recently, and the name has begun to really grow on me. :3 Would Théodore and Laurier sound silly (or too "rhyme-y") as siblings?

Thanks!

#Laurier

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- FFF

6/3/2013, 5:01 AM

If you want a French name meaning laurel, I would go with Laurent. Since you're Canadian, you'll understand the association with the riviere st-laurent! I love the idea of naming a child after a national symbol, but I think being named after a river is a little less pressure than being named after a prime minister.

- Tassiegirl +2

6/1/2013, 6:24 PM

Oddly enough, although it's a surname, now and then it's used as a first name where I live, French pronounciation(Laur-ee-ay).

- sambchop +1

6/2/2013, 12:58 AM

Yes! You're the user from Atlantic Canada, right? Are you Acadian by any chance? I just found out that my great grandparents were Acadian! ^_^ Currently, Laurier is ranked 457th in Québec.

- Tassiegirl

6/2/2013, 6:47 PM

Yes, I'm in New Brunswick.Not Acadian,though, except by osmosis, I'm originally from Nova Scotia.
I think my children would say they are Acadian, though, at least by culture if not by blood, they were born and raised here.

Cheers for having Acadian forbears!

- babybackribs (Lolth) +1

6/1/2013, 9:28 AM

It's the surname of one of the Prime Ministers of Canada (and one of the French-Canadian ones at that - they don't really use surnames as FNs). It looks weird.

- sambchop

6/2/2013, 12:54 AM

Yes, I know. Sir Wilfrid Laurier. I am French Canadian, and Laurier has a long history as a first name and as a last name.

- jennifer +1

6/1/2013, 5:34 AM

I'd end Laurier like Olivier, without the r sound, so they wouldn't end alike. Even thee uh DOOR and laur ii ER wouldn't be rhyme-y. But Laurier seems made up to me.

- sambchop

6/2/2013, 12:52 AM

I meant that LOR and DOR sound similar, but since the first two responders haven't noticed, then I think I have my answer. xD Laurier is the French word for laurel, and it has a long tradition as both a first and last name.

- Mar (X-Mar) +1

6/1/2013, 2:02 AM

Laurier is the Dutch word for 'laurel' (low-RHEER), so for me it's hard to find this rhymey for Théodore. I guess it's not bad, but it feels a little off. I wouldn't be sure how to say it in English though. LO-ree-ər? LO-reer? lo-REER?

- sambchop

6/2/2013, 12:50 AM

I pronounce it the French way. It means "laurel" in French too. :-) In French, we say lor-ee-AY.

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