Lawrence (given name)
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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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Gender | Masculine |
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Language(s) | English |
Origin | |
Meaning | "man from Laurentum" or "bright one, shining one", "laurelled" |
Other names | |
Pet form(s) | Larry, Lawrie, Larold, Law |
Related names | Claren, Clarence,
Larence, Larford, Laurence (English), Lars, Lorenz, Lorentz (Germanic), Laurencjusz, Laurenty, Wawrzyniec (Polish), Laurens (Dutch), 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", |
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