 Meaning of name Lawrence
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Meaning  The name Lawrence has the following meaning: One who is crowned with laurel. Originates from the ancient city of Laurentium, then located south of Rome.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys. Popularity
As a baby boy name, Lawrence is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 353 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Lawrence fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 13 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 440 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Lawrence in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation The name Lawrence is pronounced as law-runts Origins Related names The following names are baby names related to Lawrence and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Lawrence: Boys - Auston, Durand, Nero, Noble, Oral, Orel, Victor, Girls - Capitola, Coral, Dessie, Drusilla, Letitia, Lorene, Marci, Marcy, Olivia, Vesta, Both genders - Maurice, Montana, Paul, VernellVariants Popular Variants for the name Lawrence: Larance, Laranz, Laren, Larenz, Larenzo (Italian), Larrance, Larrence, Larrens, Larrey, Larry (English), Lars, Laurance, Laureano, Laurencio (Spanish), Laurens (Dutch), Laurent (French), Laurentij, Laurentios, Laurentiu, Laurentius, Laurenty, Laurentzi, Laurenz, Laurin, Laurins, Lauris (Swedish), Laurits, Lauritz, Lauro (Filipino), Lavrans, Lavrens, Lawrance, Lawrey, Lenci, Loran, Lorance, Lorant, Lorenc, Lorence, Lorencz, Lorentz, Lorenz (Scandinavian), Lorenzen, Lorenzo (Italian), Loritz, Lorrence, Lorrenz, Lowrance, LurenNicknames Common nicknames for the name Lawrence are: Larry, Lon, Lorne, Laz, Loz
Style We think the name Lawrence should fall under the following style category: Classics. See other Classics boy namesImpression Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Lawrence to be: Tall, talented and sociable chapIn one word, you might describe Lawrence as a(n) " talented" person. See other "talented" names for boys. |
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Famous persons The names of some famous persons by the name Lawrence (or its variants) are: Lawrence (Larry) Whistler, born on 5 December, a famous athlete. Lawrence (Larry) Whistler's background: A professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Larry Zbyszko. Zbyszko is perhaps best known for his feud with his mentor, wrestling legend Bruno Sammartino during the early 1980s. Lawrence Ferlinghetti, born on 24 March, a famous poet. Lawrence Ferlinghetti's background: An American poet and painter, and the co-founder of City Lights Booksellers & Publishers. Lawrence Henry 'Larry' Summers , born on 30 November, a famous economist . Lawrence Henry 'Larry' Summers 's background: An American economist and academic. He is the 1993 recipient of the John Bates Clark Medal for his work in macroeconomics, was Secretary of the Treasury for the last year and a half of the Bill Clinton administration, and served as the 27th President of Harvard University from 2001 to 2006. 
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