Baby name
FADING
🇧🇪 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 Laureen
/loh · REEN/
Meaning
“Laurel tree, symbol of victory”
French-influenced variant of Lauren or Laurine, from the Latin laurus meaning laurel tree, symbol of victory; the -een ending gives it a softer, more romantic feel.
Nicknames
lou
Vibe
gentle
How it ages.
Feels like a mid-century French romantic; not fashionable now but has a quiet elegance.
The cultural moment.
Used in France and Belgium primarily in the 1960s-1980s; now uncommon among newborns.