name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈlæ.ɹi/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
General-American:lărʹē
/ˈlæ.ɹi/without the Mary–marry–merry merger
/ˈlɛɹ.i/Mary–marry–merry merger
homophone: lairy (only in accents with the Mary–marry–merry merger)
rhymes with -æɹi
CMU ARPABET:L EH1 R IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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name
Meaning 1
A diminutive of the male given name Laurence or Lawrence, popular as a male given name in the U.S. in the 1940s and the 1950s.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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name
Meaning 2
The real-person fiction ship of Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles of the band One Direction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
Topics: lifestyle
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Meaning relationships
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3
noun
Meaning 3
Obsolete spelling of lorry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, obsolete
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Meaning relationships
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noun
Meaning 4
A confused noise; an uproar; a hubbub.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: British, dialectal, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
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History
Etymology
Blend of Louis + Harry.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.