First name Laurence - Meaning, Origin and Rating
Origin
English
Nameday
Meaning
English form of Laurence / Lawrence; goes back to the ancient Roman name of "Lawrence", "the out of town Laurentium stem end", later called "Laurus" reinterpreted as the laurel "(with laurel wreath as a symbol of victory / the victor)
Famous people with the first name Laurence
- Laurence Olivier (Actor)
- Laurence Fox (British film and theatre actor)
- Timothy Laurence (Person)
- Laurence Fishburne (Writer)
- Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen (Artist)
- Laurence O'Fuarain (Person)
- Laurence Fournier Beaudry (Canadian figure skater)
- Margaret Laurence (Writer)
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