Laurence
| Laurence | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈlɒ.rəns/ LO-rənss |
| Gender | Masculine and feminine |
| Language(s) | English; French |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Latin |
| Word/name | Laurentius |
| Meaning | "man from Laurentum" |
| Other names | |
| Cognate(s) | see list |
Laurence is an English and French given name. The English masculine name originates from a French form of the Latin Laurentius, a name meaning "man from Laurentum". It is possible, although unlikely, that the name of Laurentum is derived from the Latin laurus ("laurel").[1] The French feminine name is a form of the masculine Laurent, which is derived from the Latin name.[2]
Given name
- Laurence Fishburne, American actor
- 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 "Laurie" Lee (1914–1997), British poet and novelist
- 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 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
Variants of Laurence[3]
- Laurens (Dutch)
- Lauri (Finnish)
- Lárus (Icelandic)
- Laurent (French)
- Laurits, Lauritz (Danish/Norwegian)
- Lavrentiy Лаврентий (Russian)
- Lavrentiy Лаврентiй (Ukrainian)
- Lavrentios Λαυρεντιος (Greek)
- Lawrence (given name) (English)
- Loran, Loren (Turkish)
- Lorens (Scandinavian)
- Lorentz, Lorenz, Lenz (German)
- Lorenzo (Italian, Spanish)
- Lourenzo (Galician)
- Lourenço (Portuguese)
- Lourens (Afrikaans)
- Laurenţiu (Romanian)
- Laurynas (Lithuanian)
- Llorenç (Catalan)
- Vavřinec (Czech)
- Wawrzyniec (Polish)
Surname
- French Laurence, English lawyer and politician, brother of Richard
- John Zachariah Laurence, English ophthalmologist
- Richard Laurence, English Hebraist and Anglican churchman, brother of French
- Stephen Laurence, 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)
References
- ↑ Hanks, P; Hardcastle, K; Hodges, F (2006) [1990]. A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 164. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.
- ↑ 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.