Laurentius
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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:
Key facts
- Given name.name
- Laurentius
- Given name.image
- Lawrence-before-Valerianus (cropped).jpg
- Given name.caption
- Saint Laurentius of Rome
- Given name.gender
- Male
- Given name.meaning
- "From Laurentum", or "Laurelled" ; "bright one, shining one"
- Given name.region
- Italy
- Given name.language
- Latin
- Given name.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, Lavr (Russian), Lars, Lasse, Lassi (Swedish, Finnish), Lorik (Albanian), Lorenc Laura, Larry (English pet form of Lawrence or Laurence)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- male given name
- Said to be same as
- Lőrinc
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- different from
- Laurentius
- native label
- Laurencjusz
- writing system
- Latin script
- language of work or name
- Polish
- Soundex
- L653
- Cologne phonetics
- 57628
- Caverphone
- LRNTS1
- Commons category
- Laurentius (given name)
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Variants of Laurentius
- See also
- References
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:
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