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My name is Lauren and everywhere I go, it is pronounced "Lore-in" but it is hardly ever spelled correctly. Everyone tries to spell it "Loran". My favorite spelling of my name is "Lauryn"

Personal experiences with the name Lauren: | Edit

My name's Lauren and in England we pronounce it LOH-RIn, I dont like it as it's way too common. MY nicknames Laurie though, I don't mind that as much.

I say my name Law-rin (or Lar-in) but everyone mispronounces it Lor-in.
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I agree, my name is Law-rin, not Lor-in (the males spelling and pronunciation), however, my mom did spell my name when I was born LaurAn, I have no idea what she was thinking, people called me Law-ran, we had it change!
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My name is Lauren and I pronounce my name Lor-in. Lor-in is not a males spelling/pronuciation. Anyways, I hate it when people call me Law-rin. I feel like strangling them. It's Lor-in. I love my name and I would NOT change it. I like the spelling of Lauren not of Lorin or Lawren. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________
On the flip side, I don't like it when people call me "Lor-in." But I've learned to live with it rather than correct them. I do get called "Laura" from time to time, but usually brush it off.

Nicknames for Lauren: | Edit

Laur, Laurie, Ren, Wren, Lo, La, Lala, Laurnee, Lulu, Lele, Laura, Loz, Lozza, Lolly

Meanings and history of the name Lauren: | Edit

The name Laura, which is very similar, means "crowned with laurels." The ancient Greeks used to use laurel crowns as a symbol of victory, so if you'd like to think of it that way, more literally, Lauren means "victorious."

Famous real-life people named Lauren: | Edit

Lauren Hutton, model and TV personality
Lauren Bacall, actress (real name Betty Joan Perske)
Lauren Graham, actress (Gilmore Girls)
Ralph Lauren, designer
Lauren Conrad, actress
Lauren Bosworth, Reality Star ( The Hills)
Lauren McAvoy, model and winner Britain's Next Top Model cycle 3.

Lauren in song, story & screen: | Edit

"Lauren & I" sung by Keith Harkin from Celtic Thunder
"Lauren" by Sharif
Lauren Zizes is a character on the TV series "Glee"