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Baby Name Laurence |
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| Meaning of Laurence - What does the name Laurence means? |
| Pronunciation: |
| law-rens |  |
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Boy Name |
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English |
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From the Latin Laurentius (man from Laurentum), which is from Laurentum, the name of a town in Latium, which is probably derived from laurus (laurel). The name was home by St. Laurence the Deacon, who was martyred in Rome in 258. When ordered to hand over the church's treasures, he presented the sick and the poor. For this, he was roasted alive on a gridiron. 237 churches are dedicated to him in England |
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African-American, English, French, Irish, Scottish |
| Variants: | Lawrence. | | Pet forms: | Larry, Laurie |
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