# Lauri
## English
### Proper noun

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

### Anagrams

* Irula, ailur-, rauli, urali, urial

## Estonian
### Etymology

From Latin Laurentius.

### Proper noun

Lauri
* a male given name

#### Related terms

* Laur

## Finnish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlɑu̯ri/, [ˈlɑ̝u̯ri]
* Rhymes: -ɑuri
* Hyphenation: Lau‧ri

### Proper noun

Lauri
* 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.
* The letter L in the Finnish spelling alphabet.
* a Finnish surname transferred from the given name

#### Declension

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

* Laurikainen
* Laurikkala
* Laurila
* Laurinen
* Kainlauri
* Matinlauri

#### Related terms

* (given names) Lasse, Lassi
* (surnames) Lassila, Laukkanen, Laurikainen, Laurila

#### Statistics

* 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

* Rauli, lirua

## Ingrian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈlɑu̯ri/, [ˈɫɑu̯rʲ]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈlɑu̯ri/, [ˈɫɑu̯ri]
* Rhymes: -ɑu̯rʲ, -ɑu̯ri
* Hyphenation: Lau‧ri

### Proper noun

Lauri
* a male given name, equivalent to English Laurence

#### Declension
### References

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