Lawrence (given name) explained

Gender:Masculine
Language:English
Meaning:"man from Laurentum" or "bright one, shining one", "laurelled"
Petname:Larry, Lawrie, Laurie, Larold, Law
Related Names:Claren, Clarence,

Larence, Larford, Laurence (English),

Lars (Germanic languages),

Lorenz, Lorentz (German),

Lorens (Scandinavian),

Laurencjusz, Laurenty, Wawrzyniec (Polish),

Laurens (Dutch, English),

Laurent (French),

Laurențiu (Romanian),

Laurentius (Latin),

Lavrentiy (Russian),

Llorente\Lorente (Aragonese),

Lorenzo (Italian, Spanish (Castilian)), Lőrinc (Hungarian),

Lourenço (Portuguese),

Vavrinec/Vavřinec (Slovak/Czech).

See Also:Bert, a name also meaning "bright",

Lawrence is a masculine given name. It is an Anglicisation of the French Laurent,[1] which is in turn derived from the Latin Laurentius or Old Greek Lavrenti.[2] Pet forms of Lawrence include Larry, Lawrie and, less commonly, Law.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Hanks . P . Patrick Hanks . Hardcastle . K . Hodges . F . 2006 . 1990 . A Dictionary of First Names . Oxford Paperback Reference . 2nd . . Oxford . 978-0-19-861060-1 . 165 .
  2. Book: Hanks . P . Patrick Hanks . Hardcastle . K . Hodges . F . 2006 . 1990 . A Dictionary of First Names . Oxford Paperback Reference . 2nd . . Oxford . 978-0-19-861060-1 . 164 .