Lawrie is a (

patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many countries worldwide, alt ...

or paternal) family name of Scottish origin which means "crafty." Variants of which include: Laurie, Lorrie, Larry, Laury, Lawry and Lowrie. It is also used as a

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, often a short form (

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for I ...

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Lawrence Lawrence may refer to: Education Colleges and universities * Lawrence Technological University, a university in Southfield, Michigan, United States * Lawrence University, a liberal arts university in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States Preparator ...

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* Allan Lawrie (1886–1915), Scottish footballer * Andy Lawrie (born 1978), Scottish footballer * Bobby Lawrie (born 1947), Scottish footballer *

Brett Lawrie Brett Russell Lawrie (born January 18, 1990) is a Canadian former professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Oakland Athletics, and Chicago White Sox. Amateur career While playing hi ...

(born 1990), Canadian baseball player * Corey Lawrie (born 1980), New Zealand rugby league player * Deborah Lawrie (born 1953), Australian aviator * Ellis Lawrie (1907–1978), Australian politician * Gawen Lawrie (fl. 1675–1687), American politician * Gerald Lawrie, (born 1945), Australian-born American surgeon * James Lawrie (born 1990), Northern Irish footballer * John Lawrie (1875–1952), Scottish-born Canadian politician * Lee Lawrie (1877–1963), American sculptor *

Margaret Lawrie Margaret Lawrie (1917–2003) was famous for capturing and retelling many of the myths and Legends of the Torres Strait Islander people. The Margaret Lawrie Collection is included in UNESCO's Australian Memory of the World Register. Biography ...

(1917–2003), anthropologist of the Torres Strait * Nate Lawrie (born 1981), American National Football League player *

Paul Lawrie Paul Stewart Lawrie (born 1 January 1969) is a Scottish professional golfer who is best known for winning The Open Championship in 1999. He was a vice-captain for the European Ryder Cup team in 2016. Early career Lawrie was born in Aberdeen a ...

(born 1969), Scottish golfer * Peter Lawrie (born 1974), Irish golfer

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* Lawrie Barratt (1927–2012), founder of Barratt Developments, one of the largest housebuilders in the United Kingdom * Lawrie Knight (born 1949), New Zealand former rugby union player *

Lawrie Minson Lawrence (Lawrie) Minson (born 13 September 1958) is an Australian country musician, best known as a session player. Career Minson is the son of former Australian radio personality John Minson. His country music career commenced in 1979 acco ...

(born 1958), Australian musician, guitarist and songwriter * Lawrie Quinn (born 1956), British politician *

Lawrie Sanchez Lawrence Philip Sanchez (born 22 October 1959) is a Northern Irish football manager and former international footballer. The defining moment of his playing career came in the 1988 FA Cup Final, when he scored the winning goal for Wimbledon a ...

(born 1959), Northern Irish football manager and former player

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