Is it Lawrence or Laurence?

[Alisaura]

Maybe this is a rather silly and pointless question, but I'm just curious... how does Larry spell his full given name?

Everything I've seen says "Lawrence"... except for this one bit in U2 by U2 where he's talking about adding the "Jr" to his name, and one of the suggestions to distinguish himself from his father was to call himself "Laurence Joseph" or whatever it was.

Did the printers make a typo, or have all the websites got it wrong?

 

[MsPurrl]

"Unforgettable Fire" just says Larry Mullen Sr and Larry Mullen Jr--maybe it's just "Larry"?

 

[Galeongirl]

well as far as I know it's Lawrence..

 

[u2jesusgirl]

well as far as I know it's Lawrence..

Same here...

 

[Sicy]

Isnt it Laradence

 

[zuropa_fit]

"Lardence L-A-R-D-E-N-C-E"

 

[Bonogirl777]

"Lardence L-A-R-D-E-N-C-E"

Oh my God! I love that!

 

[WildHoney]

I go for Lawrence too

 

[spanna]

hmm i go for Lawrence, because I think and correct me if I'm wrong, Larry is the short form for Lawrence and Laurie is the short form for Laurence. I mean I'm sure that's not set in stone or anything, but that's how it is in my family. I've a great uncle Laurie (Laurence) and on the other side Larry, who's Lawrence.

*shrugs*

 

[Rosebud]

"Lardence L-A-R-D-E-N-C-E"

I thought it really was Lardence.

 

[BonoFox1]

well as far as I know it's Lawrence..

yup!

 

[dsmith2904]

"Lardence L-A-R-D-E-N-C-E"

I love watching Edge mentally spell it out in that part.

Baby Edge

Back to the topic at hand, I think it's spelled with a W.

 

[rihannsu]

Lardence is what Bono calls him sometimes but it is not his actual name.

Dana

 

[abelives]

I thought it really was Lardence.

It's how the Irish pronounce. I saw an Irish movie where the main character's name is spelled "Sharon" but her entire family calls her "Shardon."

It's a dialect thing, I am sure.

 

[Rosebud]

It's how the Irish pronounce. I saw an Irish movie where the main character's name is spelled "Sharon" but her entire family calls her "Shardon."

It's a dialect thing, I am sure.

hehe, thanks for that

 

[zuropa_fit]

I knew the Lardence / irish pronunciation thing but I'd never heard the Sharon/Shardon thing! I thought it was just the boys being silly. Apparently the whole of Ireland is silly

 

[Rachel D.]

I saw it spelled "Laurence" in song credits on one of those Now CDs.

 

[Alisaura]

Thanks everyone... I'm still confused, but at least I know I'm not the only one now

*tosses a coin*

 

[mysterious_jen]

Thanks everyone... I'm still confused, but at least I know I'm not the only one now

*tosses a coin*

are you writing something?

 

[Alisaura]

Well, more like "have already written"... just wanted to know if I should do a find+replace before I post that bit....

 

[BonoFox1]

It's L-A-R-D-E-N-C-E!.

 

[Anji]

I thought Bono Called himself LARDARSE?

 

[Pamelakellett]

It's L-A-R-D-E-N-C-E!.

L: FOAD........it`s Lawrence...............

 

[Carek1230]

I believe the popular spelling would be LAWRENCE but then nowadays with names it's anyone's guess.

 

[U2girl]

Seriously... Lawrence ? I though it was always Larry and that Lawrence/Lardence was just Bono joking around.

 

[edurban]

I love watching Edge mentally spell it out in that part.

Baby Edge

Back to the topic at hand, I think it's spelled with a W.

what part? part of what?? am I missing something?

 

[zuropa_fit]

what part? part of what?? am I missing something?

I think it's from The Making of Unforgettable Fire - see pic above of Bono and Edge.

 

[Galeongirl]

it's a documentary on the Slane dvd, Making of Unforgettable Fire

And I can't remember what book, but I do recall Larry's story about his dad getting his tax letters and thus adding the jr, he did say Lawrence Mullen Jr I think

 

[bonocomet]

It's a great documentary! It's included on the Elevation Slane DVD. (edit, oh hi Gg.. you snuck in there on me )

Bono and Edge trying to spell LARDENCE

Bono eating fire

bono talking about putting the "oh oh oh oh's" in Pride

(moussy made a whole bunch of great animations from the doc. thanks again!)

 

[Galeongirl]

I never noticed the eating fire!!!!!!