I like it very much, with both spellings, and think it would be lovely as homage to your mom. It's a handsome solid saint's name, and it has many good namesakes, like
Laurence Olivier and
Lawrence of Arabia - oh, and
Laurence Fishburne, he's pretty cool. Oh, and a big famous river!
I know three of them; one
Lawrence (always goes by full name) one
Laurie (male, full name
Laurence) and one
Laurence who is female, but hey, she's Swiss.
Lauritz is pretty funky too, but I think I'd go with
Lawrence. Or
Laurent, but maybe that's too French?
This message was edited 6/17/2010, 9:58 AM