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Lori

/loɹ.i/

Lori proper noun: a female given name, popular in the US in the 1960s.

Proper noun (1)

Lori

  1. A female given name, popular in the US in the 1960s.
    • There was Lori - Lori - Lori no longer daft - Lori who could fight like the very devil of a Scotswoman at the side of her man - Lori would pull Mary Ruadh back from the brink of the grave, and perhaps himself too. His spirits began to lift. His whole being sang with the name of Lori.1957, Paul Gallico, Thomasina: The Cat who Thought She was God, Doubleday, page 243
    • While she continued to cling to his arm, Lorraine pouted again. " Running away changed a lot of things, but it didn't change your name. Nobody's called me Lori for ages, but while you're here, we'll just have to put up with each other."2006, Christine W. Murphy, Through Iowa Glass, Hard Shell Word Factory, published 2006, →ISBN, page 23

Proper noun (2)

Lori

  1. A province of Armenia.

Origin of Lori

In some cases, a 20th century spelling variant of Laurie, from Laura. In other cases, a diminutive form of names such as Loretta and Lorraine.

Borrowed from Armenian Լոռի (Loṙi).

Questions about Lori

What does Lori mean?
Lori means a female given name, popular in the US in the 1960s.
What part of speech is Lori?
Lori is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Lori?
Lori is pronounced /loɹ.i/.

Words near Lori in the dictionary

  1. lorgnette
  2. lorgnettes
  3. lorgnon
  4. lorgnons
  5. lorh
  6. Lori
  7. Loria
  8. Lorias
  9. loric
  10. lorica
  11. lorica hamata

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