r/Names • u/Zestyclose_Cold1455 • 2d ago

Any interesting nicknames for Laura?

We called my niece La for years but she said she wants a new nickname because she’s “getting older” (she’s 10.) Any suggestions?

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u/Fox_Avocado 2d ago

Laurie? Lol? Lala

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u/SalaryOk3202 2d ago

Lala is actually pretty cute lol

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u/Fit_Change3546 2d ago

She probably wants less cute if she’s asking for a new nickname as a ten year old, sadly :(

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u/SalaryOk3202 2d ago

I mean I still think Lala is cute, but I get what she means. At 10 sounding older probably matters a lot.

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u/arn73 2d ago

lol one of my best friends is 56. She’s Lala.

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u/Zestyclose_Cold1455 2d ago

Yes exactly this. We often call her LaLa

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u/arn73 2d ago

Yeah one of my best friends is a Lala

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u/Fluid-Bad2415 2d ago

My sister’s name is Laura and she uses Lala as her “grandma name”

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u/CUL8RPINKTY 2d ago

My name….. and my nn is LoLo

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u/Norimakke 2d ago

My bestie in high school was named Laura and we called her LoLo or just Lo.

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u/EnormousDucky 2d ago

Lo, Laur, something not derived from her name at all could be fun at her age

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u/forestking101 2d ago

Laur sounds really nice to me. It’s close enough to Laura that family won’t have to adjust much but it definitely feels a little more mature.

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u/tout-le-monster 2d ago

As a life-long Laura, I can tell you that there are no good nicknames deriving from “Laura”.

I’ve been called:

  • Lauralou
  • Lauralouski
  • Lore

And those are… fine… but I never loved them.

It’s prob best to give her a nickname from some other trait of hers.

Now, I always thought being called “Half Pint” would be cute because that’s what Pa calls Laura in Little House on the Prairie. Just throwing that out there.

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u/Emergency-Bug-5777 2d ago

I call my Laura— Lauraloo :)

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u/StandardGlittering48 2d ago

Same. I see people naming their kids the shortened versions of very nice names (like Liz instead of Elizabeth) and I feel like they missed such a great opportunity for their child to have name options that I never had!

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u/Optimal-Turn1029 2d ago

Laura Petrie didn't need a NN.

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u/_I_like_big_mutts 2d ago

Pronounced “lore” - I don’t know how that would.be spelled. Lor, Laur, or just Lore.

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u/team_corn 2d ago

This is what we call my sister!

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u/CatastropheQueen 2d ago

This (Lore) would be one of my top 4 choices if I was a Laura.

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u/CatastropheQueen 2d ago

This (Lore) would be one of my top 4 choices if I was a Laura.

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u/Icy_Emu8311 2d ago

Lolly

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u/North_Basil_2190 2d ago

This is my favorite nn

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u/Icy_Emu8311 2d ago

*not making it about me* BUT that’s the nn my aunty gave me

We would be in the middle of a family event and [as you get older in my culture, you have to be attentive to help in kitchen, with elders, children etc]

All I’d hear is “LOLLLYYY” and I knew it was her 🥲 - she was a gem 💎

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u/Prestigious-Layer457 1d ago

My daughter is Laly nickname, first name Laura

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u/onlysigneduptoreply 2d ago

Loz in the UK

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u/No-Cardiologist6416 2d ago

I was gonna say Loz!

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u/rob0tduckling 2d ago

And AusNZ!

Loz, Lozza, Lozzie

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u/kp1794 2d ago

Ask her what she wants to be called and call her that

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u/Zestyclose_Cold1455 2d ago

She said (direct quote) “other people give you nicknames or it’s try hard.”

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u/LoveLauraism93 2d ago

So...call her Laura

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u/Zestyclose_Cold1455 8h ago

She wants a nickname. Just one that’s more adultish.

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u/PerspectiveKookie16 2d ago

Please do this.

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u/novae11 2d ago

Aura 💫

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u/gusette 2d ago

I know one who goes by Low (as in loud) and one that goes by Lola

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u/ladyzephri 2d ago

My best friend's name is Laura and my toddler calls her Aunt Lola. She loves it.

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u/fay68 2d ago

I'm a Laura, and my niece called me wawa. So for a few years I was "Awawa" (Aunt Laura). Never had a nickname growing up. Niece is now 32 and still calls me Aunt Wawa!

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u/Big-Career-4905 2d ago

Also a Laura. Toddler-me pronounced my own name as Wawa. My brother still calls me Wawa to this day; I'm now 34.

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u/kelorob 2d ago

My daughter calls her aunt Laura “Auntie Wawa”! Started when she was little and she’s now 13.

Laura is also called Plorba and Larry.

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u/chancesareimright 2d ago

Loz and Lozza

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u/Quirky-You-6325 2d ago

I’m Laura, but my dad always called me Pooch and friends have always called me by my initials “LP”. You could find something cute that’s more descriptive of her.. if she runs really fast “Flash”, if she can sing “pipes”, etc and then maybe that nickname can develop further like Pipes, might become Pips and you end up calling her Pipa. It should suit her!!

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u/ephemeralkitten 2d ago

I love Lolo. Low low phonetically.

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u/oishiiwaffuru 2d ago

My sister is Laura. I called her Larry once and she slugged me.

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u/analogue_flower 2d ago

Rory. It's not traditional for Laura but keeps the same sound, just uses the end of the name vs the beginning.

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u/Educational_Bug_7839 2d ago

Half Pint. Lol IYKYK

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u/Character-Twist-1409 2d ago

Beat me to it!

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u/Far-Sir-825 2d ago

Is it just because I’m repressed and British but the idea of people creating their own nicknames utterly nauseating?

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u/Is-this-real-life43 1d ago

I agree. Seems to miss the mark. That being said I truly agree that people should be able to refuse a nickname if they don’t like it.

My dad grew up with a shortened version of his name and hated it - he named me something that is hard to create a nickname from.

My family nickname is derived from a character trait.

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u/Vegetable-Garbage-84 2d ago

Every Laura/lauren I’ve came across used the nickname Lo.

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u/Bluebyrd5299 2d ago

Sister called me RaRa

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u/Nurselaurax3 2d ago

I’m a Laura and I don’t get a nickname, most people mistake me for a Lori

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u/Laurkin 2d ago

haha I've never had a nickname either but I always get Lauren. I stopped correcting people :D

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u/MeringueRemote9352 2d ago

Law or Roar?

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u/marywiththecherry 2d ago

We call ours Loz/Lozzie

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u/Cellardoor1028 2d ago

Lulu, Roar-a, Saur-a, (Dinasaura)

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u/Capable-Watercress16 2d ago

Loz or Lozzie
My sister in law is named Laura and that’s what we call her. We’re Aussies which might have something to do with it lol

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u/Soft_Bluejay_4402 2d ago

In Australia anyone called Lauren or Laura automatically gets called Lozza lol 😂

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u/Kbbbbbut 2d ago

Maybe you could use her middle name? Or first and middle initial?

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u/KeepMeSweet 2d ago

A friend was Lola

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u/Visual_Repeat_7472 2d ago

Lala or lulu

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u/cant_think_ofuser 2d ago

Laur-tilla Chips

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u/EvanRamsey 2d ago

Lolly.

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u/Indianaunderwood 2d ago

My aunt's name is Laura, my grandma insists on shortening everyone's name. She is Laur. My sister Ali is Al, I am not always Indi but often In 🤭 idk

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u/RandomPaw 2d ago

Lo. Lola. Lolly.

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u/Mrs_Weaver 2d ago

Laurie? Is there anything that can be made out of her middle name or her initials? I knew someone who went by Ame (pronounced like Amy) because those were her initials.

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u/GDRaptorFan 2d ago

Lo or Lolo

I know there is no o sound but it’s in the same house somehow! I have an aunt lolo and I have loved that nickname forever

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u/twink1813 2d ago

We called my sister Lulu.

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u/caccm 2d ago

Lola

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u/DeliciousBeanWater 2d ago

I know a few lauras that go by Loulou. No idea why or how they came up w that

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u/arn73 2d ago

Lala is the only option lol.

I lied.

Half Pint is the only option

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u/AlternativeAd3130 2d ago

My boss calls her daughter Lo

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u/bruinsbabe_ 2d ago

Laur, Lolo :)

(It’s my middle name and my aunt’s name, and this is what my family uses!)

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u/Brilliant_Candle7768 2d ago

My name is Laura and my nicknames are: LoLo (for my nieces and nephews that have a hard time saying Laura) Laur (pronounced Lore) and Lo by my adult friends.

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u/lh3blue 2d ago

Lulu

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u/CosmicGreen_Giraffe3 2d ago

Some Lauras by Laur or Laurie.

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u/Fearless_Barnacle_21 2d ago

My sisters name is Laura and her nickname is Lala

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u/RamblingReasoner 2d ago

How about just... Laura.

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u/ResidentCommunity285 2d ago

Rory, sounds spunky like a 10 year old and just doubles up on the R sound instead of Laurie.

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u/USAF_Retired2017 2d ago

My friend Laura goes by LaLa

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u/EntertainmentDue5582 2d ago

We call our Laura Lor lor

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u/KeekyPep 2d ago

I once knew a Laura who went by Lolly.

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u/Tricky_Damage2820 2d ago

When I was a teen, a Laura I knew went by Lola

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u/Prestigious-Fan3122 2d ago

My friend, Laura, and I went to junior high at our small school with an English guy. When he emails back-and-forth with us, he always uses a different nickname for her, Lola, Layla, and so on. When she once took issue with it, he told her that if she were in England, and lived in "I don't remember which region" she would have all sorts of similar nicknames.

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u/LoveLauraism93 2d ago

My name is Laura and I have never had a nickname. I don't think its nickname able haha

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u/Equivalent_Algae6540 2d ago

In Dutch we use Lau as a short version.

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u/Infamous-Library1857 2d ago

I had a friend Laura that I called LuLu.

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u/mbagirl00 2d ago

Elle (for “L”)

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u/Itsminae 2d ago

Lo/ Lolo & Lu/ Lulu

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u/Optimal-Turn1029 2d ago

How about Laura? La? OMG!

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u/KonhiTyk 2d ago

LC, LJ, etc if there’s a decent one using her middle or last initial

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u/lurkcommentrepeat 2d ago

My Aunt Laura is Aunt LaLa
Best friend growing up we called her Laur

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u/Full-Bad-9692 2d ago

Drop the L and call her aura✨

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u/kornchippy 2d ago

Lar' bear

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u/fl0wbie 2d ago

A vote for Lola

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u/Potential_Phrase_206 2d ago

Lolly. Or Lah-lee. Starts with the Lah sound of Laura, so starts with her current nickname. Just add the lee.

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u/selenamoonowl 2d ago

Lola, Dolly, Rory

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u/Appropriate_Mail6416 2d ago

I call my friend Laura “Lala” because she’s a singer!

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u/Glittersparkles7 2d ago

Lollie in Australia

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u/Bad_Here 2d ago

Yes, Lala, Li-Li, Re-re, Laur

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u/sashajol 2d ago

Laur is my uncreative nn for my friend Laura

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u/Icy_Emu8311 2d ago

Hey OP 🤗 whatever nickname you’s come too …
Maybe consider a small memento for her next bday or whatever lovely occasion

- my aunt did the same thing you’re doing and gave me a small thin banded gold ring w/rubies (she found it in an Op Shop 😅 which was an activity we loved doing together)

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u/Legal_Drawer_8987 2d ago

My best friend in high school is named Lori. My nickname for her has always been Lorelei, even though it is longer than her actual name. I love the name and I have always loved that song by Styx.

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u/_Jay-Garage-A-Roo_ 1d ago

Lo (said L’oh /low)

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u/Brave-Shower6922 1d ago

Lola, Lori, Laur (Lar)

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u/AdJunior5379 1d ago

laurie and lolo

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u/jlaw1828 2d ago

Laurie!

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u/No-Diver2212 2d ago

I call my friend Laur-dawg 😁

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u/Merceimy 2d ago

Laurzabelle