Lori

L1O1R1I1
/loɹ.i//lɑɹ.i/

proper noun

A female given name, popular in the US in the 1960s.

OriginArmenian Լոռի →
CommonScrabble 4
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Meanings

Lori1

proper noun
  1. A female given name, popular in the US in the 1960s.

    “People don’t come to therapy until they’re having the equivalent of an emotional heart attack,” psychotherapist Lori Gottlieb told CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta on his podcast Chasing Life recently.

    2024 June 9, Andrea Kane, “Therapy is more than lying on a couch and talking. Here are 5 ways it can boost happiness”, in CNN
    2 more examples

    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

Lori2

proper noun
  1. A province of Armenia.

Origin

Lori · proper noun

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.

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Lori · proper noun

  1. ArmenianԼոռի
  2. ArmenianԼոռի
  3. EnglishLori

Borrowed from Armenian Լոռի (Loṙi).

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Translations

Russian Лори́, Лори́йская о́бласть
  • Лори́ (Lorí)province of the Republic of Armenia
  • Лори́йская о́бласть (Loríjskaja óblastʹ)province of the Republic of Armenia

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Lori. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lori

MLA

“Lori.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lori. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lori,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lori.

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