Laurence

proper nounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈlɒ.ɹəns//
United States//ˈlɔɹəns//
//ˈlɑɹəns//

A male given name from Latin, feminine equivalent Lauren.

proper noun

1
A male given name from Latin, feminine equivalent Lauren.
Romeo: Bid her devise / Some means to come to shrift this afternoon; / And there she shall at Friar Laurence' cell / Be shriv'd and married.
"I will do any thing, however impossible, if you will only not call me Mr Hervey. Why am I not Laurence to you - Miss Vivian calls me Laurence - I am Laurence to every one but you - let me hear you call me Laurence," in an earnest manner.
2
A surname originating as a patronymic.

Etymology

From the name of a third century Roman martyr, Latin Laurentius, "a person from Laurentum", the place name possibly derived from laurus (“laurel”).

Forms

plural: Laurences

Laurel · Formerly, a participant aged sixteen or seventeen years old…Lauren · A unisex given name. A female given name from Latin,…laurence · Synonym of lowrie.

Laurence · A male given name from Latin, feminine equivalent Lauren.

Laurent · A surname from French, equivalent to English Lawrence or…Laurie · A unisex given name. A diminutive of the male given names…lava · The molten rock ejected by a volcano from a vent such as a…

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