Laurence
| Pronunciation | /ˈlɒrəns/ LORR-ənss |
|---|---|
| Gender | Masculine (English) Feminine (French) |
| Language(s) | English; French |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Latin |
| Word/name | Laurentius |
| Meaning | man from laurentum or bright one, shining one |
| Other names | |
| Cognate(s) | see list |
Laurence is an English and French given name (usually female in French and male in English). The English masculine name originates from a French form of the Latin Laurentius, a name meaning "man from Laurentum". It is possible that the place name Laurentum is derived from the Latin laurus ("laurel"). The Greek form Λαυρέντιος (Lauréntios) is derived from Latin Laurentius.
The French feminine name Laurence is a form of the masculine Laurent, which is derived from the Latin name.[1]
Given name[]
- Saint Laurence (225-256) martyred by the Roman Empire
- Laurence Broze (1960– ), Belgian applied mathematician, statistician, and economist
- Laurence des Cars, French curator and art historian
- Laurence Neil Creme, known professionally as Lol Creme, British musician
- Laurence Ekperigin (born 1988), British-American basketball player in the Israeli National League
- Laurence Equilbey, French conductor
- Laurence Fishburne, American actor
- Laurence Fox, British actor
- Laurence Gayte (born 1965), French politician
- Laurence S. Geller, British-born, US-based real estate investor.
- Laurence Ginnell, Irish politician
- Laurence Godfrey (archer), British athlete
- Laurence Godfrey (physics lecturer), regular and controversial contributor to the Usenet newsgroups 'soc.culture.British' and 'soc.culture.Canada'
- Laurence Golborne, Chilean mining and energy minister
- Laurence Harvey, Lithuanian-born actor
- Laurence Keitt, Confederate general
- Laurence "Laurie" Lee (1914–1997), British poet and novelist
- Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, British television presenter and designer
- Laurence McKeown, Provisional Irish Republican Army member
- Laurence Myers (1858–99), American world-record-setting runner
- Laurence Olivier (1907–1989), British actor and director
- Laurence Owen, American figure skater
- Laurence J. Rittenband (1905–1993), American judge
- Laurence Rochat, Swiss cross-country skier who has competed since 1996
- Laurence Sullivan, British writer
- Laurence Andrew Tolhurst, known professionally as Lol Tolhurst, British musician
- Laurence Tribe, American professor of constitutional law
- Laurence Tureaud, American actor, motivational speaker, wrestler, humanitarian, and bodyguard
- St Laurence O'Toole, or Lorcán Ua Tuathail, Irish Roman Catholic Saint
- Laurence of Canterbury, the second Archbishop of Canterbury
- Laurence Tubiana, French Ambassador responsible for COP21
- Laurence Vichnievsky (born 1955), French politician and magistrate
Variants of Laurence[]
Source:[2]
- Labhrás (Irish)
- Laur (Estonian)
- Laurens (Dutch)
- Lauri (Estonian, Finnish)
- Laurits (Danish, Estonian, German)
- Lárus (Icelandic)
- Laurent (French)
- Lauritz (Danish/Norwegian)
- Лаврентий (Lavrentiy, Russian)
- Лаврентiй (Lavrentiy, Ukrainian)
- Λαυρέντιος (Lavrentios, Greek)
- Lawrence (English)
- Loran, Loren (Turkish)
- Lorens (Scandinavian)
- Lorentz, Lorenz, Lenz (German)
- Lorenzo (Italian, Spanish)
- Լորիս (Loris, Armenian)
- Lourenzo (Galician)
- Lourenço (Portuguese)
- Lourens (Afrikaans)
- Lőrinc (Hungarian)
- Laurenţiu (Romanian)
- Lauris (Latvian)
- Laurynas (Lithuanian)
- Llorenç (Catalan)
- Vavrinec (Slovak)
- Vavřinec (Czech)
- Wawrzyniec (Polish)
- Lovro, Lovre (Croatian)
- Lovrenc, Lovro, Voranc (Slovenian)
Surname[]
- Duncan Laurence (born 1994), Dutch singer, representing Netherlands in Eurovision Song Contest 2019
- Elizabeth Laurence (born 1949), English classical mezzo-soprano singer
- French Laurence (1757–1809), English lawyer and politician, brother of Richard
- John Zachariah Laurence (1829–70), English ophthalmologist
- Richard Laurence (1760–1838), English Hebraist and Anglican churchman, brother of French
- Stephen Laurence (born before 1998), American philosopher
- William L. Laurence (1888–1977), Lithuanian-American science journalist for The New York Times (1930–64)
See also[]
- Larry (disambiguation)
- Lars
- Laurent (disambiguation)
- Laurentius (disambiguation)
- Laura and Lauren, feminine derivatives
- Laurance (name)
References[]
- ^ Hanks, P; Hardcastle, K; Hodges, F (2006) [1990]. A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 308. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.
- ^ Mike Campbell. "Laurence". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2012-07-27.
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