| Gender | Masculine (English) Feminine (French) |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | English (masculine); French (feminine) |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "man from Laurentum" or "bright one, shining one" |
| Other names | |
| Cognate(s) | see list |
Laurence is an English masculine and a French feminine given name. The English masculine name is a variant of Lawrence and it originates from a French form of the Latin Laurentius, a name meaning "man from Laurentum".
The French feminine name Laurence is a form of the masculine Laurent, which is derived from the Latin name.
In other languages: Lorenzo (Italian, Spanish), Lorenz (German).
Given name
- Laurence Broze (born 1960), Belgian applied mathematician, statistician, and economist
- Laurence des Cars, French curator and art historian
- Laurence Neil Creme, known professionally as Lol Creme, British musician
- Laurence Ekperigin (born 1988), British-American basketball player in the Israeli National League
- Laurence Equilbey, French conductor
- Laurence Fishburne (born 1961), American actor
- Laurence Fournier Beaudry, Canadian ice dancer
- Laurence Fox (born 1978), British actor
- Laurence Gayte (born 1965), French politician
- Laurence Leboeuf (born 1985), Canadian actress
- Laurence S. Geller, British-born, US-based real estate investor.
- Laurence Ginnell, Irish politician
- Laurence Godfrey (archer), British athlete
- Laurence Godfrey (physics lecturer), regular and controversial contributor to the Usenet newsgroups 'soc.culture.British' and 'soc.culture.Canada'
- Laurence Golborne, Chilean mining and energy minister
- Laurence Harvey, Lithuanian-born actor
- Laurence Keitt, Confederate general
- Laurence "Laurie" Lee (1914–1997), British poet and novelist
- Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, British television presenter and designer
- Laurence McKeown, Provisional Irish Republican Army member
- Laurence Myers (1858–99), American world-record-setting runner
- Laurence Olivier (1907–1989), British actor and director
- Laurence Owen, American figure skater
- Laurence Platt (born 1950), American writer
- Laurence "Larry" Rickard (born 1975), British actor, writer and comedian; one half of the duo 'Larry & George' and one sixth of the comedy troupe Them There
- Laurence J. Rittenband (1905–1993), American judge
- Laurence Rochat, Swiss cross-country skier who has competed since 1996
- Laurence Sailliet (born 1973), French politician
- Laurence Sullivan, British writer
- Laurence Andrew Tolhurst, known professionally as Lol Tolhurst, British musician
- Laurence Tribe, American professor of constitutional law
- Laurence Tureaud (born 1952), known professionally as Mr. T, American actor and wrestler
- St Laurence O'Toole, or Lorcán Ua Tuathail, Irish Roman Catholic Saint
- Laurence of Canterbury, the second Archbishop of Canterbury
- Laurence Tubiana, French Ambassador responsible for COP21
- Laurence Vichnievsky (born 1955), French politician and magistrate
- Laurence Wachowski (born 1965), known as Lana Wachowski since the 2000s, American film director
Surname
- Ashley Laurence (born 1966), American actress and visual artist
- Duncan Laurence (born 1994), Dutch singer, representing Netherlands in Eurovision Song Contest 2019
- Elizabeth Laurence (born 1949), English classical mezzo-soprano singer
- Frederic Laurence (1896-1982), British air ace
- Frederick Laurence (1884-1942), British composer and orchestral manager
- French Laurence (1757–1809), English lawyer and politician, brother of Richard
- Henry Laurence, multiple people
- Jacqueline Laurence (1932–2024), French-born Brazilian actress and theatre director
- John Zachariah Laurence (1829–70), English ophthalmologist
- Margaret Laurence (1926-1987), Canadian novelist and short story writer
- Oona Laurence (born 2002), American actress
- Richard Laurence (1760–1838), English Hebraist and Anglican churchman, brother of French
- Samuel Laurence (1812–84), British portrait painter
- Stephen Laurence (born before 1998), American philosopher
- Timothy Laurence (born 1955) retired British Royal Navy officer and second husband of Anne, Princess Royal
- William L. Laurence (1888–1977), Lithuanian-American science journalist for The New York Times (1930–64)
See also
- Larry (disambiguation)
- Lars
- Laurent (disambiguation)
- Laurentius (disambiguation)
- Laura and Lauren, feminine derivatives
- Laurance (name)
- Laurenson
References
- Hanks, P; Hardcastle, K; Hodges, F (2006) . A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 308. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.
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