Laurence - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Laurence \la(u)-ren-ce, laur(e)-nce\ is of French origin. Feminine form of Lawrence (Latin) "from Laurentum".

Laurence has 11 variant forms: Larenzina, Larsina, Larsine, Laurentia, Laurentina, Laurentine, Laurentyna, Laurentyne, Lorenza, Lourenca and Lourence.

For more information, see also related names Laura and Lauren.

A baby name that sounds like Laurence is Laurenza.

Laurence is an uncommon female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Laurence. Click here to compare Laurence with related baby names.