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This is my given name. I am the namesake of my maternal grandmother who went by "Laura" her entire life. I, too, went by Laura throughout my school years. As we are descended from German middle name farm immigrants I've never understood how my grandmother (the eldest of 14) came to be named Laurentia. It doesn't show up on our extended family tree and as a child it never occurred to me to ask anyone. There are, however, some Lawrences present so it's no real stretch to assume a connection. When people have a difficult time pronouncing it (I get 'Laura-NI-ta' a lot) I just say it rhymes with 'dementia'.
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Laurentia Yen Yi Tan, BM, PBM (Chinese: 陈雁仪; pinyin: Chén Yànyí), is a United Kingdom-based Singaporean para-equestrian competitor. Tan developed cerebral palsy and profound deafness after birth, and moved to the United Kingdom with her parents at the age of three. She took up horse riding at age of five years as a form of physiotherapy.
On 2 September 2012, Tan won Singapore's first medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, a bronze in the dressage Individual Championship Test (class Ia). She followed this up with a silver medal in the Individual Freestyle Test (class Ia) on 4 September. For her achievements, Tan was conferred a Bintang (Public Service Star) by the President in November 2012.
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On 2 September 2012, Tan won Singapore's first medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, a bronze in the dressage Individual Championship Test (class Ia). She followed this up with a silver medal in the Individual Freestyle Test (class Ia) on 4 September. For her achievements, Tan was conferred a Bintang (Public Service Star) by the President in November 2012.
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Also Flemish: http://www.names.be/meisjesnamen.html?met=Laurentia&sort=beldesc
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Also Dutch: https://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/naam/is/Laurentia
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This name is also used in The Netherlands, where it is common enough for one to find it in the top 1000 for all ages.
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English pronunciation is "lawr-EN-shə".
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