Laurence
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- Lawrence (usual US spelling)
Etymology
[edit]From the name of a third century Roman martyr, Latin Laurentius, "a person from Laurentum", the place name possibly derived from laurus (“laurel”) .
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈlɒ.ɹəns/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈlɔɹəns/
- (New York City) IPA(key): /ˈlɑɹəns/
- Rhymes: -ɒɹəns
Proper noun
[edit]Laurence (plural Laurences)
- A male given name from Latin, feminine equivalent Lauren
- c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iv]:
- 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.
- 1835, Mary Shelley, Lodore, Wallis&Newell, published 1835, page 30:
- "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.
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
Related terms
[edit]- feminine forms: Lauren, Laura
- pet forms: Larry, Laurie, Lawrie, Lol
- surnames: Laurie, Lourie, Loury, Lowrie, Lowry
- variants: Lars, Loren, Lorenzo
Translations
[edit]male given name
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See also
[edit]- Laura and its variants
Anagrams
[edit]French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Laurence f
- a female given name, masculine equivalent Laurent, equivalent to English Lauren
- (very rare) Lawrence: a male given name, equivalent to English Laurence
Related terms
[edit]- feminine forms: Marie-Laurence, Anne-Laurence
Anagrams
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