My name is
Laurie, and people pronounce it both Law-rie and Lor-ee, and I respond to both. I think the classic
Laura is always the best bet and have often lamented that my parents chose
Laurie over
Laura.
Lauren is very pretty but again,
Laura to me is the classic form.
I think now Laurie/Lori sounds very dated, very 60s/70s. There were 2
Laurie's and 2
Lori's in my h.s. class.
My middle name is
Anne, very appropriate for anyone with Scottish heritage, as there is an old scottish ballad "
Annie Laurie". (
Laurie in that instance being a scottish surname).
Except for
Lara, which I don't consider related to the Laurie/Laura string of names, I don't like any of the other spellings you listed, especially
Laurel or
Lorelei, I've just never liked these names.
And no, I would never ever use Lawrence/Laurence for girl. It is strictly a boy's name.