Larry name meaning

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Updated: March 16th, 2024
Gender: Unisex, both Boy and Girl
Origin: Latin
Usage: English, Finnish, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian
Pronunciation: lare-ee
Meaning: Crowned with Laurels, Form of Lawrence, Laurel and From Laurentium
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What does Larry mean?

Darling and Venerable unisex name Larry is originated from Latin, meaning of Larry is "Crowned with Laurels, Form of Lawrence, Laurel or From Laurentium" is mainly used in Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, English and Finnish languages.

Larry is short version of Laurent. Laurent is form of prominent and persistent Laurence. Also Laurent is version of Laurentius. Outstanding and Conifer Laurent came from Latin, meaning of Laurent is "Laurel".

Larry is equivalent of Lawrence in English language. It is celebrated on August 10th.

How do I pronounce Larry?

The most common pronunciation of two syllabled Larry is lare-ee.

Variants of Larry

Laurentia, Laurentius, Larrry, Lawrence, Lawrance, Laurentine, Laurentse, Laura, Lauren, Laurence, Lalle

Names that rhyme with Larry

How popular is the name Larry?

Larry was an extremely popular name in United States. Over 809217 babies have been named Larry since 1880. At its zenith in 1947, the moniker grabbed the 10th spot and 34935 baby boys were given the name.

However after 218 years, the name is on free fall on the charts but still going strong on charts. Additionally, the moniker has been in the top 10 baby names 2 times Larry used to be a common name in New South Wales, first appeared in 1952 and over 528 babies have been given the name in 6 years.

At the peak of its usage in 1952,. After 6 years of usage, the name has fallen out of the charts.

Larry is a familiar baby name in France, it has been in use since 1952 and was able to reach the top 500 names.

In 1957, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 441 on boy names chart when 52 babies were given the name Larry. Over 1041 people have been named Larry in France.

Larry is an uncommon baby name in England and Wales, although it has been in use since 1996 but could not make beyond the top 2000. Over 254 people have been named Larry in England and Wales.

During its 20 years of usage in Ireland, it had made up to just the top 400 boy names. Over 105 people have been named Larry in Ireland.

Larry is a rare baby name in Belgium there is very thin chances of it still being given as it was last seen in 2004.

But Larry is a popular baby name in Philippines where every 1 in 2000 have the name as well as in, Canada, Ghana, Venezuela and Nigeria. As per our estimate, over 1410000 people has been named Larry globally.

YearBoysGirls
RankBirthsRankBirths
2018706339
2017627411
2016604442
2015557513
2014511544
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Larry in Nordic countries

CountriesMenWomen
First NameSecondary NameFirst NameSecondary Name
Netherlands1195605
Finland1229100
Sweden34829605
Norway153905
Denmark52000

Numerological analysis of Larry

Once a person spends time with you, they remember you forever because of the powerful impression you leave behind. You are an adventurer who follows his intuition. Your life interests change as you change, constantly. You hate copying others. Changes don't represent a problem for you. On the contrary, you are all about change. You do the things other people are scared of. Some admire you for it.

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Famous people named Larry

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