Loris

Variation of Laura, English from Latin

"from Laurentum or bay laurel"

Loris Origin and Meaning

The name Loris is a girl's name meaning "from Laurentum or bay laurel".

As Doris is to Dora, Loris is to Laura. It's virtually never used for babies of either sex. That said, it's not a bad name and might make a good honor name for an ancestral Laura or Lawrence.

Loris Rank in US Top 1000

# 998 in the US

The name Loris in Pop Culture

• Loris Holt character from TV series "American Gothic"
• The slow loris is a small animal among a group of several species of nocturnal primates found in Southeast Asia and bordering areas.