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♂ Laurence (boy)
What does Laurence mean?
Laurence ▼ as a boys' name (also used as girls' name Laurence) is a Latin name, and the name Laurence means "from Laurentum". Laurence is a variant form of Lawrence (Latin). See also Larry, Laurean
Variations
VARIANTS Lowrance, Lorrence, Lorentz, Lorence, Lorance, Lawrance, Laurance, Larrence, Larrance, Larance
OTHER FORMS VIA LAWRENCE Larenz, Larrens, Lauren, Laurens, Laurent, Laurenz, Laurie, Lavrens, Lorenc, Lorencz
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Laurence Kolton (L.K.), ..
How popular is Laurence?
Laurence is a very prominent first name for males (#428 out of 1220, Top 35%) and also a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#9789 out of 150436, Top 7%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Laurence reached its top rank of #219 in the U.S. in the 1910s, but is not ranked currently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Lawrence (#498 FROM CURRENT RECORDS), Larry (#706), Laurance, Lauren, Laurent, Laurie and Lawrance are the prominent alternative forms of Laurence. These forms of Laurence reached the apex of their popularity in the 1940s (AVERAGE #764) and have become much less conventional since (#1650, 97.8% LESS USAGE), with versions such as Larry becoming somewhat dated.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Clarence▼, Clarrence, Darence, Darrance, Darrence, Lance▼, Laranz (see Lawrence), Laren, Larenzo, Laroyce, Larren, Launce, Laureano, Laurencio, Lorens, Lorenz, Lorenzen, Lorenzo▲, Lorrenz (see Lawrence), Maurice▼, Maxence, Patrece, Tarrance, Tarrence, Terence▼, Terrence▼, Torence and Torrence. These names tend to be less frequently used than Laurence.
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