How do you pronounce "Lawren"?

[IMPSX-UE]

Hi,

How do you pronounce the first name "Lawren"? Is it [],

or [] ?

I can not find the pronunciation for this name in the dictionary and the Internet. So hope you could have a look for me, thanks in advance!

(I am learning American English)

[pyoung]

Originally Posted by IMPSX-UE

Hi,

How do you pronounce the first name "Lawren"? Is it [],

or [] ? I think the pronunciation varies between the two, with [] preferred. Also, I have sometimes heard the first vowel pronounced almost as an 'o' [/əʊ/], but I think your choice of [/ɒ/] is standard.

I cannot find the pronunciation for this name in the dictionary and the Internet. So hope you could have a look for me, thanks in advance!

(I am learning American English)

Dear IMPSX-UE:

I have seen this name spelled, 'Lauren,' so I hope we are talking about the same name!

Very best wishes,

Petra

[Charlie Bernstein]

Originally Posted by IMPSX-UE

Hi,

How do you pronounce the first name "Lawren"?

I've never seen Lawren. I have seen Loren (a man's name) and Lauren (a woman's name).

They're both pronounced LOR-en.

[IMPSX-UE]

Originally Posted by pyoung

Dear IMPSX-UE:

I have seen this name spelled, 'Lauren,' so I hope we are talking about the same name!

Very best wishes,

Petra

Hi, pyoung,

Thanks for looking at my question!

Well, I am sure it is "Lawren", not "Lauren" or "Loren", and these two names you suggested I can find them in the dictionay, which are both pronounced as /lɒrən/.

I saw "Lawren" at my TOEFL listening script, the full name is Lawren Harris, who is a Canadian painter.( Lawren Harris - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia )

But I can not find the pronunciation for this name anywhere. I just heard "Lawren" which is pronounced like /lɒrən/, and also like /lɒren/. I am not sure which one is correct. Okay, I will upload a MP3 file, you can take a "listening".

I guess I will go for /lɒrən/.


This is the part of the full script:

A.Y.Jackson was influential for his ananlysis of light and shadow. Arthur Lismer's work has an intensity all its own - particularly his painting of the "Canadian Jungle," the violently colored forest in the fall. Lawren Harris went further than the rest in simplifying the forms of nature into sculptural shapes, organizing an entire scene into a single, unified image, and eventually into abstraction.

[IMPSX-UE]

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[hanky]

Originally Posted by IMPSX-UE

Hi, pyoung,

Thanks for looking at my question!

Well, I am sure it is "Lawren", not "Lauren" or "Loren", and these two names you suggested I can find them in the dictionay, which are both pronounced as /lɒrən/.

I saw "Lawren" at my TOEFL listening script, the full name is Lawren Harris, who is a Canadian painter.( Lawren Harris - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia )

But I can not find the pronunciation for this name anywhere. I just heard "Lawren" which is pronounced like /lɒrən/, and also like /lɒren/. I am not sure which one is correct. Okay, I will upload a MP3 file, you can take a "listening".

I guess I will go for /lɒrən/.


This is the part of the full script:

A.Y.Jackson was influential for his ananlysis of light and shadow. Arthur Lismer's work has an intensity all its own - particularly his painting of the "Canadian Jungle," the violently colored forest in the fall. Lawren Harris went further than the rest in simplifying the forms of nature into sculptural shapes, organizing an entire scene into a single, unified image, and eventually into abstraction.

Hi,
Please note that I am not an English teacher,
Yes, I have seen this name Lawren before. I think this is a French name.

[IMPSX-UE]

Originally Posted by hanky

Hi,
Please note that I am not an English teacher,
Yes, I have seen this name Lawren before. I think this is a French name.

Hi,

hanky, thanks for your help!

[IMPSX-UE]

Originally Posted by pyoung

Dear IMPSX-UE:

I have seen this name spelled, 'Lauren,' so I hope we are talking about the same name!

Very best wishes,

Petra

pyoung, I have tried a lot times, it seems the attactment I uploaded still doesn't work. !!! I can not open it!

You can give it a try. And if you can not open it either, let me know, I will fix it!

[hanky]

Originally Posted by IMPSX-UE

pyoung, I have tried a lot times, it seems the attactment I uploaded still doesn't work. !!! I can not open it!

You can give it a try. And if you can not open it either, let me know, I will fix it!

I guess you have a problem with uploading a file as an attachment. In this case try to upload your media file to a free host like Free File Hosting Made Simple - MediaFire and then put your uploaded link here, very easy.
H.

[IMPSX-UE]

Originally Posted by hanky

I guess you have a problem with uploading a file as an attachment. In this case try to upload your media file to a free host like Free File Hosting Made Simple - MediaFire and then put your uploaded link here, very easy.
H.

hanky, I can not open the link you offered! But I put the file on another website. Here we go!

Lawren_Harris.mp3 -- FileFactory.com - free file hosting --

Or this one, http://www.filefactory.com/file/af20441/n/Lawren_Harris_mp3

Click "Download with FileFactory Basic". If this still still doesn't work, I will try another method! Let me know!