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Gender | Male |
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Language(s) | Latin |
Origin | |
Meaning | "From Laurentum", or "Laurelled"[citation needed] ; "bright one, shining one" |
Region of origin | Italy |
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Related names | Llorente\Lorente (Aragonese-Spain), Laurens (Dutch, English), Lorenz (German), Lenz (German),Lorenzo (Italian,Castilian-Spain), Laurent (French), Laurențiu (Romanian), Lourenço (Portuguese), Laurence, Lawrence (English), Lavrentiy (Russian), Lasse, Lassi (Swedish, Finnish), Lorik (Albanian), Lorenc Laura, Larry (English pet form of Lawrence or Laurence) |
Laurentius is a Latin given name and surname that means "From Laurentum" (a city near Rome). It is possible that the place name Laurentum is derived from the Latin laurus ("laurel"). People with the name include:
In Early Christianity:
In Catholicism:
In Byzantium:
In Poland:
In Lutheranism:
In other fields: