Loris
A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning from laurentum, the laurel place; a form of Lawrence.
Loris by the numbers
In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Loris. In the US, 7 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 64 babies in 1935, so it is a 1930s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Lawrence
Like Loris, each of these traces back to Lawrence: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Laurenfrom laurentum; feminine form of Lawrence1,983 in the US (2017)
- Lawsonson of Lawrence; patronymic surname743 in the US (2017)
- Lawrenceof Laurentum or laurel-crowned584 in the US (2017)
- Larryfrom Laurentum; a form of Lawrence411 in the US (2017)
- Lorenfrom laurentum; a form of Lawrence159 in the US (2017)
- Lorenzafrom Laurentum; laurel crowned; a form of Lawrence or Laura19 in the US (2017)
- Lorenzfrom Laurentum; a form of Lawrence4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Larenzfrom laurentum; a variant of Lawrence8 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Loris. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Louisfamous warrior; wide-famed1,030 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lorielaurel; a form of Laura12 in the US (2017)
- Lorik19 in England and Wales (2025)
- Louierenowned warrior1,418 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lewisfamous warrior; form of Louis216 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lexisword; speech; from Greek lexis12 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a tree
Like Loris, each of these has a tree in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Oliverolive tree; peace3,154 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hazelthe hazel tree; hazel-eyed5,019 in the US (2017)
- Rowanlittle red one; the rowan tree1,398 in England and Wales (2025)
- Willowthe willow tree; grace, flexibility1,384 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ashtonash tree settlement3,129 in the US (2017)
- Ashleyash tree meadow2,549 in the US (2017)
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