Lauren
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Lauren is mostly a feminine given name. The name's meaning may be "laurel tree", "sweet of honor", or "wisdom". It is derived from the French name Laurence, a feminine version of Laurent, which is in turn derived from the Roman surname Laurentius.
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Vinony's link graph records 18 inbound references to Lauren, and connects out to Lauren Betts, United States and France.
Vinony files it under English feminine given names, Feminine given names and French masculine given names.
Vinony links it to 4 Wikipedia language editions.
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- L650
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- 576
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Lauren is mostly a feminine given name. The name's meaning may be "laurel tree", "sweet of honor", or "wisdom". It is derived from the French name Laurence, a feminine version of Laurent, which is in turn derived from the Roman surname Laurentius.
Although originally a male name, the name's popularity with females has been widely attributed to actress Lauren Bacall (born Betty Joan Perske). It is a popular name in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia. In the U.S. the name ranked #170 in 2018 and #148 in 2017. The name was most popular in the U.S. in the 1980s and 1990s.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lauren” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.