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in reply to a message by raindancing
Ok I have actually checked Lorena in the database but there is nothing new in there I did not know. I would like to know where my name originates from and perhaps a meaning.
People are always saying what a lovely name and then straight after ask 'where does that come from?' Any help or thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Lorena NZ
People are always saying what a lovely name and then straight after ask 'where does that come from?' Any help or thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Lorena NZ
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LORENA
Gender: Feminine
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Latinized form of LAUREN
LAUREN
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: LOR-en [key]
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Feminine form of LAURENCE (1). First popularized by Betty Jean Perske, who used Lauren Bacall as her stage name.
LAURENCE (1)
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: LOR-ents [key]
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From the Roman cognomen Laurentius, which meant "of Laurentum". Laurentum was a city in ancient Italy, its name probably deriving from Latin laurus "laurel". Saint Laurence was a 3rd-century deacon and martyr from Rome. According to tradition he was roasted alive on a gridiron because, when ordered to hand over the church's treasures, he presented the sick and poor.
LORENA
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
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Latinized form of LAUREN
LAUREN
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: LOR-en [key]
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Feminine form of LAURENCE (1). First popularized by Betty Jean Perske, who used Lauren Bacall as her stage name.
LAURENCE (1)
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: LOR-ents [key]
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From the Roman cognomen Laurentius, which meant "of Laurentum". Laurentum was a city in ancient Italy, its name probably deriving from Latin laurus "laurel". Saint Laurence was a 3rd-century deacon and martyr from Rome. According to tradition he was roasted alive on a gridiron because, when ordered to hand over the church's treasures, he presented the sick and poor.
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