Lawrence (given name)

Lawrence
GenderMasculine
Language(s)English
Origin
Meaning"man from Laurentum" or "bright one, shining one", "laurelled"
Other names
Pet form(s)Larry, Lawrie, Laurie, Larold, Law
Related namesClaren, Clarence,

Labhrás (Irish),

Larence, Larford, Laurence (English),

Lars (Germanic languages),

Laurencjusz, Laurenty, Wawrzyniec (Polish),

Laurens (Dutch, English),

Laurent (French),

Laurențiu (Romanian),

Laurentius (Latin),

Lavrentiy (Russian),

Llorente\Lorente (Aragonese),

Lorens (Scandinavian),

Lorenz, Lorentz (German),

Lorenzo (Italian, Spanish (Castilian)),

Lőrinc (Hungarian),

Lourenço (Portuguese),

Vavrinec/Vavřinec (Slovak/Czech).
See alsoBert, 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]

  1. ^ a b Hanks, P; Hardcastle, K; Hodges, F (2006) [1990]. A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 165. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.
  2. ^ 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.