Meaning & History
Variant or feminine form of Laurence 1. Originally a masculine name, it was first popularized as a feminine name by actress Betty Jean Perske (1924-2014), who used Lauren Bacall as her stage name.
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VariantsLaurence, Lauryn, Lawrence, Loreen, Loren, Lorena, Lorene, Lorin, Lorine, Laryn, Laurena, Lorrin
DiminutivesLarrie, Larry, Laurie, Laz, Loren, Lori, Lorie, Lorin, Lorinda, Lorri, Lorrie, Laurinda, Lorrin
Other Languages & CulturesLaurentia, Laurentius(Ancient Roman) Llorenç(Catalan) Lovre, Lovrenco, Lovro(Croatian) Vavřinec(Czech) Lars, Lasse, Laurids, Laurits, Lauritz, Lorens(Danish) Lars, Laurens, Lourens, Lau, Rens, Renske(Dutch) Lauri(Estonian) Lars, Lari, Lasse, Lassi, Lauri(Finnish) Laurence, Laurent, Enzo(French) Lourens(Frisian) Lavrenti(Georgian) Lars, Lorenz, Laurenz, Lenz(German) Lavrentios(Greek) Lőrinc(Hungarian) Lárus(Icelandic) Labhrás(Irish) Lorenza, Lorenzo, Enzo, Loris, Renza, Renzo(Italian) Lor(Limburgish) Laurynas(Lithuanian) Larkin, Law(Medieval English) Lars(Medieval Scandinavian) Lorencio(Medieval Spanish) Lars, Lasse, Laurits, Lauritz, Lorens(Norwegian) Wawrzyniec(Polish) Lourenço(Portuguese) Laurențiu(Romanian) Lavrenti, Lavrentiy, Lavrenty(Russian) Labhrann(Scottish Gaelic) Vavrinec(Slovak) Lovrenc, Lovro(Slovene) Lorenza, Lorenzo(Spanish) Renzo(Spanish (Latin American)) Lars, Lasse, Lorens(Swedish)
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