Lauri

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See also: lauri

English

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Proper noun

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Lauri

  1. A less common spelling of Laurie, a diminutive of the female given name Laura.

Anagrams

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Estonian

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Etymology

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From Latin Laurentius.

Proper noun

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Lauri

  1. a male given name
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Finnish

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Etymology

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Medieval spoken form of the Latin saint's name Laurentius. Cognate with English Laurence.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑu̯ri/, [ˈlɑ̝u̯ri]
  • Rhymes: -ɑuri
  • Syllabification(key): Lau‧ri

Proper noun

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Lauri

  1. a male given name
    • 1870 Aleksis Kivi, Seitsemän veljestä (Seven Brothers. Translation 1991 by Richard A. Impola ), Chapter 1:
      Veljesten nimet vanhimmasta nuorimpaan ovat: Juhani, Tuomas, Aapo, Simeoni, Timo, Lauri ja Eero.
      In order of age, the brothers are Juhani, Tuomas, Aapo, Simeoni, Timo, Lauri, and Eero.
    • 1959, Väinö Linna, Täällä Pohjantähden alla 1, WSOY, published 1965, page 92:
      Lopputuloksena oli että pitäjän kirkkoherran virkaan nimitettiin suurimman äänimäärän saanut Lauri Albin Salpakari, entinen Lars Albin Stenbom.
      The end result was to appoint as the vicar the person who received the most votes, Lauri Albin Salpakari, formerly Lars Albin Stenbom.
    • 1999, Juhani Syrjä, “Juho 19-33”, in Juho, Gummerus, published 2008, →ISBN, page 219:
      Lokakuussa syntyi meille neljäs lapsi. Poika oli niin vähäitkuinen ja mietteliään oloinen, että halusin hänelle annettavaksi nimen Lauri kirjallisen kaimansa mukaan.
      In October we had our fourth child. The boy cried so little and seemed so pensive that I wanted him to be named Lauri after his well-known namesake from a book.
  2. The letter L in the Finnish spelling alphabet.
  3. a Finnish surname transferred from the given name

Declension

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Inflection of Lauri (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Lauri Laurit
genitive Laurin Laurien
partitive Lauria Laureja
illative Lauriin Laureihin
singular plural
nominative Lauri Laurit
accusative nom. Lauri Laurit
gen. Laurin
genitive Laurin Laurien
partitive Lauria Laureja
inessive Laurissa Laureissa
elative Laurista Laureista
illative Lauriin Laureihin
adessive Laurilla Laureilla
ablative Laurilta Laureilta
allative Laurille Laureille
essive Laurina Laureina
translative Lauriksi Laureiksi
abessive Lauritta Laureitta
instructive — Laurein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Lauri (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Laurini Laurini
accusative nom. Laurini Laurini
gen. Laurini
genitive Laurini Laurieni
partitive Lauriani Laurejani
inessive Laurissani Laureissani
elative Lauristani Laureistani
illative Lauriini Laureihini
adessive Laurillani Laureillani
ablative Lauriltani Laureiltani
allative Laurilleni Laureilleni
essive Laurinani Laureinani
translative Laurikseni Laureikseni
abessive Laurittani Laureittani
instructive — —
comitative — Laureineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Laurisi Laurisi
accusative nom. Laurisi Laurisi
gen. Laurisi
genitive Laurisi Lauriesi
partitive Lauriasi Laurejasi
inessive Laurissasi Laureissasi
elative Lauristasi Laureistasi
illative Lauriisi Laureihisi
adessive Laurillasi Laureillasi
ablative Lauriltasi Laureiltasi
allative Laurillesi Laureillesi
essive Laurinasi Laureinasi
translative Lauriksesi Laureiksesi
abessive Laurittasi Laureittasi
instructive — —
comitative — Laureinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Laurimme Laurimme
accusative nom. Laurimme Laurimme
gen. Laurimme
genitive Laurimme Lauriemme
partitive Lauriamme Laurejamme
inessive Laurissamme Laureissamme
elative Lauristamme Laureistamme
illative Lauriimme Laureihimme
adessive Laurillamme Laureillamme
ablative Lauriltamme Laureiltamme
allative Laurillemme Laureillemme
essive Laurinamme Laureinamme
translative Lauriksemme Laureiksemme
abessive Laurittamme Laureittamme
instructive — —
comitative — Laureinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Laurinne Laurinne
accusative nom. Laurinne Laurinne
gen. Laurinne
genitive Laurinne Laurienne
partitive Laurianne Laurejanne
inessive Laurissanne Laureissanne
elative Lauristanne Laureistanne
illative Lauriinne Laureihinne
adessive Laurillanne Laureillanne
ablative Lauriltanne Laureiltanne
allative Laurillenne Laureillenne
essive Laurinanne Laureinanne
translative Lauriksenne Laureiksenne
abessive Laurittanne Laureittanne
instructive — —
comitative — Laureinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Laurinsa Laurinsa
accusative nom. Laurinsa Laurinsa
gen. Laurinsa
genitive Laurinsa Lauriensa
partitive Lauriaan
Lauriansa 		Laurejaan
Laurejansa
inessive Laurissaan
Laurissansa 		Laureissaan
Laureissansa
elative Lauristaan
Lauristansa 		Laureistaan
Laureistansa
illative Lauriinsa Laureihinsa
adessive Laurillaan
Laurillansa 		Laureillaan
Laureillansa
ablative Lauriltaan
Lauriltansa 		Laureiltaan
Laureiltansa
allative Laurilleen
Laurillensa 		Laureilleen
Laureillensa
essive Laurinaan
Laurinansa 		Laureinaan
Laureinansa
translative Laurikseen
Lauriksensa 		Laureikseen
Laureiksensa
abessive Laurittaan
Laurittansa 		Laureittaan
Laureittansa
instructive — —
comitative — Laureineen
Laureinensa

Derived terms

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compounds
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Statistics

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  • Lauri is the 22nd most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 22,485 male individuals (and as a middle name to 12,204 more), and also belongs as a middle name to 5 female individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
  • Lauri is the 1571st (tied with 3 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 546 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

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Ingrian

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Latin Laurentius. Akin to Finnish Lauri and Estonian Lauri.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Lauri

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Laurence

Declension

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Declension of Lauri (type 5/vahti, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative Lauri Laurit
genitive Laurin Lauriin, Lauriloin
partitive Lauria Laurija, Lauriloja
illative Laurii Laurii, Lauriloihe
inessive Lauriis Lauriis, Laurilois
elative Laurist Lauriist, Lauriloist
allative Laurille Lauriille, Lauriloille
adessive Lauriil Lauriil, Lauriloil
ablative Laurilt Lauriilt, Lauriloilt
translative Lauriks Lauriiks, Lauriloiks
essive Laurinna, Lauriin Lauriinna, Lauriloinna, Lauriin, Lauriloin
exessive1) Laurint Lauriint, Lauriloint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 253
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