Laurence
nom propreattesté dans les dialogues
- Royaume-Uni//ˈlɒ.ɹəns//
- États-Unis//ˈlɔɹəns//
- //ˈlɑɹəns//
A male given name from Latin, feminine equivalent Lauren.
nom propre
- 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.
Étymologie
From the name of a third century Roman martyr, Latin Laurentius, "a person from Laurentum", the place name possibly derived from laurus (“laurel”).
Formes
- pluriel
- Laurences
Laurence · A male given name from Latin, feminine equivalent Lauren.
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