Gender | Masculine (English) Feminine (French) |
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Language(s) | English (masculine); French (feminine) |
Origin | |
Meaning | "man from Laurentum" or "bright one, shining one" |
Other names | |
Cognate(s) | see list |
Laurence is an English masculine and a French feminine given name. The English masculine name is a variant of Lawrence and it originates from a French form of the Latin Laurentius, a name meaning "man from Laurentum".
The French feminine name Laurence is a form of the masculine Laurent, which is derived from the Latin name.[1]
In other languages: Lorenzo (Italian, Spanish), Lorenz (German).