Lauren - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Lauren \la(u)-ren\, also used as girl's name Lauren, is a variant of Lawrence (Latin), and the meaning of Lauren is "from Laurentum". See also Laurean and Loren.

The baby name Lauren sounds like Larren and Laren. Other similar baby names are Laurenz, Laurent and Laurens.

Lauren is a somewhat common first name for men (#1202 out of 1220) and an even more common last name for both men and women (#33424 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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