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What does Lawrence mean?

Lawrence Pronunciation of Lawrence as a boys' name is pronounced LAR-ens, LOR-ens. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Lawrence is "from Laurentum". Laurentum was a city south of Rome known for its laurel trees. The name was borne by a popular saint, and was brought to Britain with the Norman Conquest. Lawrence is a later English form of Laurence. See also Laurean, Lorne, and Renzo. Actors Laurence Olivier, Laurence Fishburne; band leader Lawrence Welk; football player Lawrence Taylor; author Laurence Van Der Post; opera singer Lauritz Melchior; impresario Lorenz Ziegfeld.

STARTS WITH La-

ASSOCIATED WITH trees, popular (famous), saint, britain (england), norman, conquest (victory), leader

Variations

VARIANTS Larance, Laranz, Larenz, Larrance, Larrence, Larrens, Larrey, Larry, Lars, Laurance, Lauren, Laurence, Laurens, Laurent, Laurentios, Laurentius, Laurenz, Laurie, Laurits, Lauritz, Lavrans, Lavrens, Lawrance, Lawrey, Lawrie, Lawry, Lenci, Lon, Lonny, Lorance, Lorant, Loren, Lorenc, Lorence, Lorencz, Lorens, Lorentz, Lorenz, Lorenzen, Lorenzo, Lorin, Loritz, Lorrence, Lorrenz, Lorry, Lowrance

SEE ALSO Larron

FEMININE FORMS Larsen, Lauren, Laurence, Loren, Lorenza

CREATIVE FORMS
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Lawrence Montgomery (L.M.), ..

How popular is Lawrence?

Lawrence is a very prominent first name for males (#63 out of 1220, Top 5%) and also a very prominent last name for all people (#219 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Lawrence reached its top rank of #31 in the U.S. during 1940-1949, and is presently at #498. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Lawrence name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Lawrence outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Lorenzo (#174 LAST YEAR), Larry (#706), Renzo (#1722), Lars (#1756), Loren (#1988), Lauren, Laurence, Laurent, Laurie, Lawrance, Lon, Lonny, Lorenz, Laurance, Lorin and Lorne are the popular alternative forms of Lawrence (#498) ranked in the Top 2000. Usage of these relations of Lawrence was widespread among parents during 1940-1949 (AVERAGE #924) and is now significantly less (#1696, 92.1% LESS USAGE), with versions such as Lawrence going out of style. Lawrence has generally been popular among parents, though Lorenzo is now the top form.



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Lawrence, Larry, Lars, Laurance, Lauren in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Laurence, Laurent, Laurie, Lawrance, Lon in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Lonny, Loren, Lorenz, Lorenzo, Lorin in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Lorne, Renzo in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Lawrence and related baby names outside U.S.


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