How would you spell the name Laurence/Lawrence?

[Jalapeñomel]

Do you cringe at one way or the other spelling-wise?

[eb777888]

I immediately think Lawrence but I like either spelling.

[melindafelinda]

Much prefer the W

[TrickyBob]

Every Lawrence I know it is spelled Lawrence.

[muppetinma]

When I see it, Laurence is a first name and Lawrence is a last name. I wouldn't second guess it either way though.

[TrudyCampbell]

I like w

[lobster1022]

I have a coworker that spells it Lawerence.
The extra "e" throws me over every time.

[hisno1girl]

I would spell it Laurencio. lol. In English, Lawrence.

[Jalapeñomel]

It would be his middle name if that makes a difference.

[janegold]

W.

[Muddled]

No cringing here.

I think I am leaning towards the u.

[fuckyourcouch]

W

[pooh8402]

I am indifferent either way. If it were my kid, I'd probably spell it with a u.

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[jamich]

I like u.

[Miss Phryne Fisher]

I prefer the u ( I just like the way it looks) but wouldn't cringe at either.

[isabel]

I like the way the U looks better, so I'd probably go with that for a middle name. If it was the primary name (i.e. that's what he's going to be called), I'd probably go with W since that's the more common spelling.

[glitzyglow]

I prefer Lawrence for the first name, Laurence if used for the middle name.

[hopecounts]

Either is acceptable, at least to me.
neither is younique if that's what you're asking.

[BaliHai]

I like Laurence - I feel like you don't see it as much as Lawrence - but neither make me cringe.

[zarapipe]

I feel either is ok

[ginap]

I prefer the U but don't cringe at the W at all. Nice classic name.

[christy082]

W

[snickers]

I cringe at other because there was a creepy guy named this that used to watch from the woods by our high school, but he was harmless. I prefer the spelling Lawrence though.

[rex]

W.

[LeggsBenedict]

W

[Chelle]

I gravitate to the W but I don't clutch my pearls at the U

[Deleted]

I would spell it law..., but have seen it both ways.

[fortnightlily]

My dad spells it with a U. I was always told that was the British spelling (note - he is not British), but I have no idea if that has any basis in truth. And he's always gone by Larry.

[moolarkey]

Personally I dislike the name no matter how you spell it but H spells it Laurance. He is named after his dad who was named after his grandmother (H's great grandmother). No one ever spells it correctly, we get it fixed on something and then they change it back because they figured it can't be right spelled that way. Such a nuisance and why DS is NOT named after H.

[Jalapeñomel]

Aug 17, 2013 16:06:19 GMT -5 nicbreeful said:

Aug 17, 2013 11:47:41 GMT -5 muppetinma said:

When I see it, Laurence is a first name and Lawrence is a last name. I wouldn't second guess it either way though.

This for me.  But since I like surnames as first names, I prefer the w spelling.  And it's such a good, classic name.  Is it a family name, Jalapeñomel?

Sorta. DH's father is Larry, not short for anything, but we much prefer Laurence/Lawrence to Larry lol.